Balanophora

noun

Bal·​a·​noph·​o·​ra

ˌbaləˈnäfərə

: a genus (typifying the family Balanophoraceae) of Asian parasitic plants having pistillate flowers without perianth and with one pistil

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from balan- + -phora

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

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