genus Embothrium

Definitions of genus Embothrium
  1. noun
    small genus of South American evergreen shrubs or small trees with long willowy branches and flowers in flamboyant terminal clusters
    synonyms: Embothrium
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    type of:
    dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus
    genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
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