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PRONUNCIATION OF COMBRETUM

combretum  [kɒmˈbriːtəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMBRETUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Combretum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COMBRETUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

combretum

Combretum

Combretum, the bushwillows or combretums, make up the type genus of the family Combretaceae. The genus comprises about 370 species of trees and shrubs, roughly 300 of which are native to tropical and southern Africa, about 5 to Madagascar, some 25 to tropical Asia and approximately 40 to tropical America. The genus is absent from Australia. Though somewhat reminiscent of willows in their habitus, they are not particularly close relatives of these.

Definition of combretum in the English dictionary

The definition of combretum in the dictionary is any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Combretum, native mainly to tropical and subtropical Africa and producing attractive flowers.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMBRETUM


acetum
əˈsiːtəm
Antietam
ænˈtiːtəm
arboretum
ˌɑːbəˈriːtəm
autumn
ˈɔːtəm
Decretum
dɪˈkriːtəm
diatretum
ˌdaɪəˈtriːtəm
equisetum
ˌɛkwɪˈsiːtəm
erratum
ɪˈrɑːtəm
Hadrumetum
ˌhædrəˈmiːtəm
pinetum
paɪˈniːtəm
postmortem
pəʊstˈmɔːtəm
postpartum
pəʊstˈpɑːtəm
quaesitum
kwiːˈsiːtəm
quercetum
kwɜːˈsiːtəm
salicetum
ˌsælɪˈsiːtəm
stratum
ˈstrɑːtəm
substratum
sʌbˈstrɑːtəm
tapetum
təˈpiːtəm
Toletum
təˈliːtəm
viticetum
ˌvɪtɪˈsiːtəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMBRETUM

combined honours
combined operation
combiner
combings
combining
combining form
comble
combless
comblike
combo
combs
comburgess
combust
combustibility
combustible
combustibleness
combustibly
combustion
combustion chamber
combustious

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMBRETUM

ad libitum
angular momentum
argentum
datum
dictum
factum
infinitum
intrapartum
Khartum
momentum
multum
quantum
rectum
sanctum
scrotum
septum
sputum
Tatum
tum
ultimatum

Synonyms and antonyms of combretum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «combretum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMBRETUM

Find out the translation of combretum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of combretum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «combretum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

combretum
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

combretum
570 millions of speakers

English

combretum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

combretum
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

combretum
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Combretum
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Combretum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কম্বো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

combretum
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kombo
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

combretum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

combretum
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

combretum
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kumpulan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

combretum
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சேர்க்கை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉम्बो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kombo
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Combretum
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

combretum
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Combretum
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

combretum
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

combretum
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Combretum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

combretum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

combretum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of combretum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMBRETUM»

The term «combretum» is regularly used and occupies the 82.586 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMBRETUM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «combretum» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «combretum» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about combretum

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMBRETUM»

Discover the use of combretum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to combretum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, ...
Combretum Loefling Combretaceae 591 C. albopunctatum Suess. English: silver -dot combretum South Africa: combretum-with-the-white-dots, silver-dot bushwillow, Okavangoboswilg C. apiculatum Sond. subsp. apiculatum English: red ...
Umberto Quattrocchi, 1999
2
Firewood Crops: Shrub and Tree Species for Energy Production ...
Botanic Name Combretum micranthum G. Don Synonyms Combretum altum Perr ., C. flori- bundum Engl. & Diels, C. parviflorum Reichb. Common Names Kinkeliba, randga (Upper Volta); paramerga, lardaga (Ghana); kolobe, koubou, gugumi, ...
‎1980
3
Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, ...
3310 Combretum Loefl. Combretaceae Cacoucia Aubl. Calopyxis Tul. Poivrea Comm. ex Thouars e combretum f combretum 3311 Combretum assimile Eichler Combretaceae SE North America (Belize, Costa Rica, Panama) N MW MC South  ...
M.M. Grandtner, Julien Chevrette, 2013
4
Medicinal plants 2:
... 61 Combretum adenogonium, 57, 59 Combretum albiflorum, 65 Combretum albopunctatum, 60 Combretum apiculatum, 60 Combretum binderanum, 66 Combretum caffrum, 61, 72 Combretum carringtonianum, 84 Combretum celastroides, ...
Schmelzer, G.H. & Gurib-Fakim, A., 2013
5
CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference
... (3) gentianaceae; (4) Rocky Mountain National Park, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park (1) Combretum acuminatum; (3) combretaceae; (4) Malaya; (5) vermifuge; (6) tapeworm (1) Combretum alarum; (3) combretaceae (1) Combretum ...
Tim Johnson, 1998
6
CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: ...
Baker f.) Okafor (Combretum album De Wild.; Combretum bajonense Sim; Combretum collinum subsp. gazense Okafor; Combretum eylesii Exell; Combretum gazense Swynn. & Baker f.; Combretum gazense Swynn. ex Bak. f.; Combretum ...
Umberto Quattrocchi, 2012
7
Trees, Shrubs and Lianas of West African Dry Zones
Combretum dolichopodum Combretum elliottii Combretum englerianum Combretum floribundum 257 263 257 261 Combretum fragrans 254,255,258 Combretum geitonophyllum 257 Combretum ghasalense 258 Combretum glutinosum ...
Michel Arbonnier, 2004
8
Timbers 2:
... Combretum adenogonium (medicinal plants) Combretum fragrans Combretum ghasalense Combretum ternifolium Combretum albopunctatum (medicinal plants ) Combretum apiculatum (fuel plants) Combretum caffrum (medicinal plants) ...
Lemmens, R.H.M.J., Louppe, D. & Oteng-Amoako, A.A.
9
Flora of the Sudan-Uganda Border Area East of the Nile
General distribution: Cameroon, Angola, Congo [previously Zaire], South Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania. Fam. 71. Combretaceae R. Br. Combretum Loefl. Combretum aculeatum Vent. FTA 2: 423 (1871); FS: 115 (1929); FPS 1: 199 ( 1950); ...
Ib Friis, Kaj Vollesen, 1998
10
Flowering Plants. Eudicots: Berberidopsidales, Buxales, ...
Anatomy of the peg-roots of Laguncularia is described by Jeník (1970), and of normal roots of Combretum byVerhoevenandvanderSchijff (1974). Inflorescence Structure. Weberling (1988) describedthe inflorescences as “polytelic throughout” , ...
Klaus Kubitzki, C. Bayer, P.F. Stevens, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMBRETUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term combretum is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wiest: Samaras and other forms of seed dispersal
The seed can be in the "center of the wing as in elms (genus Ulmus), the hoptree (Ptelea trifoliate) and the bushwillows (genus Combretum)" ... «NorthJersey.com, Jun 15»
2
Trees are our ecological treasures
Forest bushwillow (Combretum kraussii). A deciduous tree with a height and spread of 7m x 4m. It bears beautiful autumn foliage and its dense ... «Independent Online, Mar 15»
3
Section 12 Petaling Jaya harbours a world of ecological wonders
Medicine tree: Rangoon Creeper (Combretum indicum) is said to have medicinal values. “This type of firefly, from the genus Luciola, is solitary ... «The Star Online, Mar 15»
4
Antimicrobial evaluation of plants used for the treatment of diarrhoea …
... P. Ethnobotanical and antimicrobial investigation on some species of Terminalia and Combretum (Combretaceae) growing in Tanzania. «BMC Blogs Network, Mar 15»
5
Summer, a season of plenty in Adilabad
The second half of March is also the flowering season for lianas like the bontha teega (Combretum decandrum). Parakeets and other birds feed ... «The Hindu, Mar 15»
6
Mike Malloy: 3 flowering vines that create quite a show in SWFL
Monkey brush | Combretum aubletii. Copyright 2014 Journal Media Group. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, ... «Naples Daily News, Feb 15»
7
Central Kruger: Leave the crowds behind
Instead of the photogenic savannah and combretum woodland of the south, the land morphs into great swathes of this seemingly monotonous ... «News24, Nov 14»
8
Can't see the trees for the politics
The problem is that there are just about no trees indigenous to Johannesburg or the Gauteng highveld: Maybe a few rhus and combretum trees ... «Times LIVE, Oct 14»
9
Simon Barnes recalls his most magical encounters with world's …
A nuclear explosion — rather drastically localised. A combretum bush detonated before my eyes and became a lion. Huge, black-maned ... «Daily Mail, Oct 14»
10
It's a breeze choosing summer plants
... hiccup nut (Combretum bracteosum), Freylinia visseri, bush-tick berry (Chrysanthemoides monilifera), Rhus crenata and Ficus burtt-davyi. «Independent Online, Aug 14»

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