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Carissa
Carissa
Translingual
Proper noun
Carissa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae – shrubs or small trees native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Australia and Asia.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Gentianales - order; Apocynaceae - family; Rauvolfioideae - subfamily; Carisseae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Carissa carandas - type species