Adenostoma

noun

Ad·​e·​nos·​to·​ma

ˌa-də-ˈnä-stə-mə

: a small genus of California evergreen shrubs (family Rosaceae) having heathlike leaves and small white panicled flowers and comprising the chamisa and the ribbonwood

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from aden- + -stoma

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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