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Definition of Genus protium
1. Noun. Genus of chiefly tropical American trees having fragrant wood and yielding gum elemi.
Exact synonyms: Protium
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Burseraceae, Family Burseraceae, Torchwood Family
Member holonyms: Protium Heptaphyllum, Protium Guianense
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Burseraceae, Family Burseraceae, Torchwood Family
Member holonyms: Protium Heptaphyllum, Protium Guianense
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Protium
Literary usage of Genus protium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Contributions to the Paleobotany of Peru, Bolivia and Chile: Five Papers by Edward Wilber Berry (1922)
"The genus Protium, to which the fossil is referred, includes about 50 existing
species, all but about half a dozen being confined to the American tropics. ..."
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