genus Calycanthus

Definitions of genus Calycanthus
  1. noun
    a magnoliid dicot genus of the family Calycanthaceae including: allspice
    synonyms: Calycanthus
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    type of:
    magnoliid dicot genus
    genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
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