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Myrsine

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Noun1.Myrsine - evergreen trees and shrubs having aromatic foliage; Africa; Asia (New Zealand)
dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
family Myrsinaceae, Myrsinaceae, myrsine family - family of Old World tropical trees and shrubs; some in Florida


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