disporum

noun

di·​spo·​rum

(ˈ)dī¦spōrəm,

ˈdispər-

1

capitalized : a small genus of herbs of the family Liliaceae with leafy branching stems, small terminal greenish, yellow, or purplish flowers, and oval berries

2

plural dispora

-rə

or disporums

-rəmz

: a plant of the genus Disporum

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from di- + -sporum (from Greek sporos seed)

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