Flagellaria

noun

Flag·​el·​lar·​ia

ˌflajəˈla(a)rēə

: a small genus (the type of the family Flagellariaceae) of tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous herbs with sheathing leaves terminating in a tendril and small persistent flowers in panicles

flagellariaceous

¦⸗⸗ˌ⸗⸗¦āshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin flagellum whip, shoot of a plant + New Latin -aria

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