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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of apetalous plants, belonging to the natural order Laurineæ, tribe Hernandieæ, characterized by its laterally dehiscent anthers, stamens as many as the 6–8 segments of the perianth and opposite them, and 1-celled ovary with broad stigma.
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