Eugenia

Eu`ge´ni`a    (ũ`jē´nĭ`å)

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(Bot.) A genus of myrtaceous plants, mostly of tropical countries, and including several aromatic trees and shrubs, among which are the trees which produce allspice and cloves of commerce.

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Eugenia - tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard wood genus Eugenia dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination family Myrtaceae, Myrtaceae, myrtle family - trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil Eugenia corynantha, sour cherry - Australian tree with sour red fruit Eugenia dicrana, nakedwood - tree of extreme southern Florida and West Indies having thin scaly bark and aromatic fruits and seeds and yielding hard heavy close-grained zebrawood Eugenia uniflora, pitanga, Surinam cherry - Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit; often cultivated in California and Florida Eugenia jambos, jambosa, rose apple, rose-apple tree - tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible fruit