Hippocratea

noun

Hip·​po·​crat·​ea

ˌhipəˈkratēə

: a genus (the type of the family Hippocrateaceae) of tropical trees or twining shrubs having a 3-lobed capsule with winged seeds see wood almond

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, after Hippocrates

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