genus Syzygium

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genus Syzygium - a tropical evergreen tree of the myrtle family native to the East Indies but cultivated elsewhere Syzygium 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 clove tree, Eugenia aromaticum, Eugenia caryophyllatum, Syzygium aromaticum, clove - moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves