what does genus Nothofagus mean?

GENUS NOTHOFAGUS as NOUN

Meaning
- beeches of temperate southern hemisphere except Africa: southern beech
Synonym(s)
- Nothofagus (what does Nothofagus mean?)
Hypernyms(s) genus Nothofagus is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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