Balanites

noun

Bal·​a·​ni·​tes

ˌbaləˈnītēz

: a small genus of Old World tropical trees of the family Zygophyllaceae distinguished by the one-seeded drupe

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek balanitēs acorn-shaped, from balan- + -itēs -ite

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

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