genus calliandra

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1. genus of pinnate-leaved shrubs and small trees of tropical and subtropical North and South America and India and West Africa (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	rosid dicot genus,
definition	:	a genus of dicotyledonous plants (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	calliandra,
definition	:	any of various shrubs and small trees valued for their fine foliage and attractive spreading habit and clustered white to deep pink or red flowers (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	mimosoideae, subfamily mimosoideae,
definition	:	alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Mimosaceae (noun.plant)