combretum

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noun

Any of a number of tropical trees and shrubs in the genus Combretum.

Origintranslingual Combretum ← Latin combrētum →
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Meanings

nouncombretum (plural combretums)

plural combretums

  1. Any of a number of tropical trees and shrubs in the genus Combretum.

Origin

  1. Latincombrētum
  2. translingualCombretum
  3. Englishcombretum

Borrowed from translingual Combretum, from Latin combrētum.

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Translations

Russian комбре́тум
  • комбре́тум (kombrétum)Combretum sp.
Cite this entry
APA

combretum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/combretum

MLA

“combretum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/combretum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “combretum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/combretum.

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