Boerhavia

noun

Boer·​ha·​via

bu̇rˈhāvēə,

-ˈhäv-

: a genus of widely distributed pubescent or glandular tropical herbs (family Nyctaginaceae) having small apetalous flowers and club-shaped ribbed fruit

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, alteration of Boerhaavia

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