Pangium

noun

Pan·​gi·​um

ˈpanjēəm

: a genus of Malayan trees (family Flacourtiaceae) having entire or 3-lobed leaves and axillary dioecious flowers with a scale at the base of each petal

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Bugi pangi + New Latin -ium

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