» celastrus
Noun (1 meaning)
celastrus is a type of:
- dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus (noun) - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
celastrus is a member of:
members of celastrus:
- Japanese bittersweet, Japan bittersweet, oriental bittersweet, Celastrus orbiculatus, Celastric articulatus (noun) - ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril
- bittersweet, American bittersweet, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, staff vine, waxwork, shrubby bittersweet, Celastrus scandens (noun) - twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
- staff tree (noun) - any small tree or twining shrub of the genus Celastrus