Ancistrocladus

noun

An·​cis·​troc·​la·​dus

ˌanˌsiˈsträklədəs

: a genus of climbing shrubs (order Parietales) of the East Indies and Africa constituting a distinct family and having hooked branches and panicled flowers with 10 stamens and a single pistil that are followed by nutlike fruits

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek ankistron fishhook + klados branch; akin to Greek ankos glen

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

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