Gonolobus

noun

Go·​nol·​o·​bus

gōˈnäləbəs

: a genus of American herbaceous vines (family Asclepiadaceae) with opposite cordate leaves, small whitish flowers in axillary clusters, and erect follicles

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from gon- + -lobus

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