Celastrus

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Celastrus - genus of woody vines and erect shrubs (type genus of the Celastraceae) that is native chiefly to Asia and Australia: includes bittersweetgenus Celastrusdicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germinationCelastraceae, family Celastraceae, spindle-tree family, staff-tree family - trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruitsstaff tree - any small tree or twining shrub of the genus CelastrusCelastrus scandens, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, shrubby bittersweet, staff vine, waxwork, American bittersweet, bittersweet - twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seedsCelastric articulatus, Celastrus orbiculatus, Japan bittersweet, Japanese bittersweet, oriental bittersweet - ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America

Celastrus

a genus of plants of the family Celastraceae. The plants are mostly usually twining, climbing, or prostrate shrubs with simple leaves. The small, inconspicuous flowers are five-parted and gathered in racemes, panicles, or small axillary clusters; rarely are the flowers solitary. The fruit is a three-valved capsule. The mature seeds are surrounded by a brightly colored fleshy aril that attracts birds.

There are more than 30 species, distributed in Asia, Australia, Madagascar, and Central and South America. The USSR has three Far Eastern species: C. orbiculata, a spreading or twining shrub reaching 10–15 m in length; C. flagellaris, a liana that measures 8–12 m in length and climbs trees by means of stipules converted into hooklike thorns; and C. strigillosus, a twining shrub. The plants are especially decorative in the fall owing to the bright color of their fruits; they are used as vertical ornamentals.

REFERENCE

Usenko, N. V. Derev’ia, kustarniki i liany Dal’nego Vostoka. Khabarovsk, 1969.

Celastrus

noun

Synonyms for Celastrus

noun genus of woody vines and erect shrubs (type genus of the Celastraceae) that is native chiefly to Asia and Australia: includes bittersweet

Synonyms

genus Celastrus

Related Words

dicot genus
magnoliopsid genus
Celastraceae
family Celastraceae
spindle-tree family
staff-tree family
staff tree
Celastrus scandens
climbing bittersweet
false bittersweet
shrubby bittersweet
staff vine
waxwork
American bittersweet
bittersweet
Celastric articulatus
Celastrus orbiculatus
Japan bittersweet
Japanese bittersweet
oriental bittersweet