dryobalanops

noun

dry·​o·​bal·​a·​nops

ˌdrīōˈbaləˌnäps

1

capitalized : a small genus of resin-producing trees (family Dipterocarpaceae) having flowers with a cup-shaped calyx the limb of which is divided into leafy segments see borneo camphor

2

plural -es : any tree of the genus Dryobalanops

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from dry- + balan- + -ops

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