genus Mesua

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1.genus Mesua - genus of tropical Asiatic trees having large solitary flowersMesuadilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbsClusiaceae, family Clusiaceae, family Guttiferae, Guttiferae, St John's wort family - widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timberironwood, ironwood tree, Mesua ferrea, rose chestnut - handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad ties