Diemenia

Die·​me·​nia

dēˈmēnēə

taxonomic synonym of demansia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Anton Van Diemen †1645 Dutch governor of Batavia who sent out the expedition that discovered Tasmania + New Latin -ia

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