forestiera

noun

for·​es·​ti·​e·​ra

ˌfȯrə̇stēˈirə,

ˌfär-,

-ēˈerə,

-ˈstirə

1

capitalized : a genus of sometimes spiny American shrubs or trees (family Oleaceae) that have simple opposite leaves and inconspicuous flowers followed by single-seeded drupes

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Forestiera see tanglebush

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, after Pierre Gaspard Forestier †1847 French physician

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