Cladrastis

noun

Cla·​dras·​tis

kləˈdrastə̇s

: a genus of ornamental trees (family Leguminosae) having odd-pinnate leaves and white flowers borne in showy panicles see yellowwood sense 1a

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from clad- + Greek thraustos brittle (from thrauein to shatter)

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