pterocarya

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Noun pterocarya has 1 sense

Pterocarya, genus Pterocarya - Asiatic nut trees: wing nuts
--₁ is a kind of dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus
--₁ is a member of Juglandaceae, family Juglandaceae, walnut family
--₁ has members: wing nut, wing-nut

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Pterocarya

Noun:

A genus of deciduous trees in the Juglandaceae family, native to Asia and Eastern Europe, commonly known as wingnuts.

Example: The pterocarya tree has distinctive elongated fruits with wing-like appendages.

Adjective:

Referring to the wingnuts genus or characteristics associated with it.

Example: The pterocarya leaves turn a beautiful golden color in the autumn.

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