Duranta

noun

Du·​ran·​ta

d(y)əˈrantə-,

-)u̇ˈ-

: a genus of tropical American shrubs (family Verbenaceae) with long terminal racemes of small flowers

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, after C. Durante †1590 Italian herbalist

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