Baphia

noun

Baph·​ia

ˈbafēə

: a small genus of trees and shrubs (family Leguminosae) native to tropical Africa and Madagascar having unifoliolate leaves and bracteolate flowers with a sheathing calyx and 10 free stamens see camwood

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek baphē dye (from baptein to dip, dye) + New Latin -ia

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