Corylopsis

noun

Cor·​y·​lop·​sis

-läpsə̇s

: a small genus of shrubs (family Hamamelidaceae) of the temperate regions of Asia having racemose flowers compare hamamelis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Corylus + -opsis

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