Condalia

noun

Con·​da·​lia

känˈdālyə

: a genus of spiny tropical American shrubs or trees (family Rhamnaceae) with small alternate leathery mostly 3-ribbed leaves and small apetalous flowers in sessile umbels

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Antonio Condal, 18th century Spanish explorer + New Latin -ia

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