Baloghia

noun

Ba·​lo·​ghia

bəˈlōgēə

: a small genus of Australasian trees and shrubs (family Euphorbiaceae) with opposite-stalked leaves and small dioecious flowers see bloodwood sense a(2)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Joseph Balogh, 19th cent Hungarian botanist + New Latin -ia

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