Adelia

noun

Ade·​lia

ə-ˈdē-lē-ə,

-lyə

: a genus of tropical American shrubs (family Euphorbiaceae) with toothed leaves and small yellowish flowers

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from adel- + -ia

First Known Use

1764, in the meaning defined above

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