1. small tropical tree with tiered branches and divaricate branchlets having broad glossy dark green leaves; exploited for its edible young leaves and seeds that provide a fine flour; [syn: gnetum, Gnetum gnemon]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
gnetum
n 1: small tropical tree with tiered branches and divaricate
branchlets having broad glossy dark green leaves; exploited
for its edible young leaves and seeds that provide a fine
flour [syn: gnetum, Gnetum gnemon]