Excoecaria

noun

Ex·​coe·​car·​ia

ˌeksēˈka(a)rēə

: a genus of timber trees or shrubs (family Euphorbiaceae) of Asia, Africa, and Australia that have a poisonous acrid milky juice and in some species a bark used for dyeing

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Latin excaecare to blind + New Latin -aria

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