Euptelea

noun

Eup·​tel·​ea

yüpˈtelēə,

-tēl-

: a small genus of Asian shrubs and trees (family Trochodendraceae) with apetalous showy red flowers

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from eu- + Greek ptelea elm

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