Aegle

noun

Ae·​gle

ˈē-(ˌ)glē,

ˈe-

: a genus of thorny trees (family Rutaceae) of tropical Asia and western Africa with compound leaves, greenish white flowers, and orangelike fruits see bel

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Greek Aíglē, one of the Hesperides (nymphs who protected a garden growing golden apples), literally, "brightness, radiance"; from the tree's edible fruit

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above

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