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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of dicotyledonous plants, belonging to the natural order Sterculiaceæ, tribe Sterculieæ.

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  • noun small genus of timber trees of eastern Asia, Australasia and tropical Africa that form large buttresses

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  • "Two of the 11 threatened species are Sundari (heritiera formes) and Keora (sonneratia griffithii).

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • "Two of the 11 threatened species are Sundari (heritiera formes) and Keora (sonneratia griffithii).

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • "Two of the 11 threatened species are Sundari (heritiera formes) and Keora (sonneratia griffithii).

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • "Two of the 11 threatened species are Sundari (heritiera formes) and Keora (sonneratia griffithii).

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

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