Uncaria

noun

Un·​car·​ia

ˌəŋˈka(a)rēə

: a large genus of chiefly tropical Asiatic woody vines (family Rubiaceae) having axillary heads of yellow flowers with valvate corollas succeeded by large septicidal many-seeded capsules see gambier

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin uncus hook + New Latin -aria

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