Tanghinia

noun

Tan·​ghin·​ia

tanˈginēə,

taŋˈg

: a genus of Madagascan trees (family Apocynaceae) having evergreen oblanceolate leaves clustered at the ends of the branches and terminal cymes of small white flowers see ordeal tree sense 1

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Malagasy tanging + New Latin -ia

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