Swartzia

noun

Swart·​zia

ˈswȯ(r)tsēə

: a genus of tropical trees (family Leguminosae) with racemose irregular flowers of which the corolla is often reduced to a single petal or absent see wamara

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Olof Swartz †1818 Swedish botanist + New Latin -ia

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