dorstenia

noun

dor·​ste·​nia

dȯ(r)ˈstēnēə

1

capitalized : a large genus of tropical herbs (family Moraceae) having basal leaves and small monoecious flowers crowded upon a fleshy receptacle at the end of a long naked peduncle see contrayerva

2

plural dorstenias also dorsteniae

-ēˌē

: any plant of the genus Dorstenia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Theodor Dorsten †1552 German botanist + New Latin -ia

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