Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A large tropical genus of plants of the order Combretaceæ, chiefly shrubs.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun any of numerous shrubs or small trees of the genus Combretum having spikes of small flowers.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of numerous shrubs or small trees of the genus Combretum having spikes of small flowers
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Examples
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Myrtles, too, mingled their foliage with wild limes, their branches twined with flowering parasites, as the climbing _combretum_, with its long flame-like clusters, convolvuli, with large white blossoms, and the beautiful twin-leaved bauhinia.
The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Mayne Reid 1850
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Drawn to freshly growing vegetation that sprouts during the rainy season, the giraffes can be seen in herds of 10 or 15, wrapping 45cm black tongues around thorny acacia trees and combretum bush.
Taipei Times 2009
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Drawn to freshly growing vegetation that sprouts during the rainy season, the giraffes can be seen in herds of 10 or 15, wrapping 18-inch black tongues (45-centimeter black tongues) around thorny acacia trees and combretum bush.
unknown title 2009
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Drawn to freshly growing vegetation that sprouts during the rainy season, the giraffes can be seen in herds of 10 or 15, wrapping 18-inch black tongues (45-centimeter black tongues) around thorny acacia trees and combretum bush.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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