| Noun | 1. | genus Combretum - type genus of the Combretaceae: tropical and subtropical small shrubs and trees dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination Combretaceae, combretum family, family Combretaceae - a family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales combretum - any of numerous shrubs or small trees of the genus Combretum having spikes of small flowers Combretum bracteosum, hiccough nut, hiccup nut - ornamental African shrub or climber with red flowers Combretum appiculatum, bush willow - small deciduous tree of the Transvaal having spikes of yellow flowers bush willow, Combretum erythrophyllum - small South African tree having creamy yellow fragrant flowers usually growing on stream banks |