Pterocarya

noun

Ptero·​car·​ya

-ˈka(a)rēə

: a genus of Asiatic trees (family Juglandaceae) having thin-shelled nuts subtended by bracteoles that become enlarged in the two-winged fruit

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pter- + Greek karya nut tree, from karyon nut

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