Embothrium

noun

Em·​both·​ri·​um

emˈbäthrēəm

: a genus of shrubs or small trees (family Proteaceae) with long willowy branches, leathery entire leaves, and showy reddish flowers in terminal racemes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from en- entry 2 + Greek bothrion small pit, diminutive of bothros pit

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