Chiogenes

noun

Chi·​og·​e·​nes

kīˈäjəˌnēz

in some classifications

: a genus of creeping evergreens containing solely the creeping snowberry that is commonly placed in Gaultheria

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from chion- + Greek -genēs born

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