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  • 101Motomiya, Fukushima (city) — Motomiya 本宮市   City   Location of Motomiya in Fukushima …

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  • 102euonymus — eu•on•y•mus [[t]yuˈɒn ə məs[/t]] n. pln any shrub or vine of the genus Euonymus, of the staff tree family, usu. having glossy evergreen leaves and clusters of orange or red fruits in open capsules Also called spindle tree • Etymology: 1760–70;… …

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  • 103euonymus — [yo͞o än′ə məs] n. [ModL, used by LINNAEUS Carolus < L, the spindle tree < Gr euōnymos, lit., of good name, lucky < eu (see EU ) + onyma, dial. form of onoma, NAME] any of a genus (Euonymus) of deciduous or evergreen shrubs and woody… …

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  • 104Catha — noun a genus of African evergreen shrubs characterized by thick leaves and white flowers • Syn: ↑genus Catha • Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Celastraceae, ↑family Celastraceae, ↑spindle tree family, ↑ …

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  • 105Celastraceae — noun trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright colored fruits • Syn: ↑family Celastraceae, ↑spindle tree family, ↑staff tree family • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑ …

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  • 106dicot family — noun family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination • Syn: ↑magnoliopsid family • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑magnoliid dicot family, ↑hamamelid dicot family, ↑ …

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  • 107Euonymus — n. any tree of the genus Euonymus, e.g. the spindle tree. Etymology: L f. Gk euonumos of lucky name (as EU , onoma name) …

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  • 108family Celastraceae — noun trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright colored fruits • Syn: ↑Celastraceae, ↑spindle tree family, ↑staff tree family • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑ …

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  • 109genus Catha — noun a genus of African evergreen shrubs characterized by thick leaves and white flowers • Syn: ↑Catha • Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Celastraceae, ↑family Celastraceae, ↑spindle tree family, ↑ …

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  • 110magnoliopsid family — noun family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination • Syn: ↑dicot family • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑magnoliid dicot family, ↑hamamelid dicot family, ↑ …

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