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Definition of atherstonia

atherstonia

/ˌæðərˈstoʊniə/
Ath · er · ston · i · a

Plural:atherstonias
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atherstonia Lexical Profile

• noun

1

The small, round, orange-red berry-like fruit produced by the African tree Strychnos decussata (formerly Atherstonia decussata).


2

Any extinct prehistoric ray-finned fish of the genus Atherstonia, which inhabited freshwater and marine environments of Gondwana during the Permian and Triassic periods and possessed thick ganoid scales.


3

A former botanical genus name (Atherstonia, now classified under Strychnos) applied to certain African trees of the family Loganiaceae, specifically the corky-bark monkey orange (Strychnos decussata).

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