Rhodotypos

noun

Rho·​do·​ty·​pos

ˌrōdəˈtīpəs

: a genus of Japanese shrubs (family Rosaceae) having solitary white tetramerous flowers and shining black persistent drupelets see jetbead

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from rhod- + Greek typos model

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