Araujia

noun

Arau·​jia

əˈrȯjēə,

-rau̇j-

: a small genus of South American vines (family Asclepiadaceae) sometimes cultivated in greenhouses for their white or pink flowers

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from António de Araújo de Azevedo †1817 Portuguese statesman + New Latin -ia

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