dirca

noun

dir·​ca

ˈdərkə

1

capitalized : a genus of shrubs (family Thymelaeaceae) having tough fibrous bark and clusters of yellow flowers see leatherwood sense 1a

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Dirca

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin Dirce, a fountain near Thebes in Boeotia, from Greek Dirkē

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