Pappea

noun

Pap·​pea

ˈpapēə

: a genus of southern African trees (family Sapindaceae) with regular flowers in panicled racemes and red sometimes edible fruit see wild prune

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Karl W. L. Pappe, 19th century German botanist

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