Heritiera

noun

Her·​i·​tie·​ra

ˌherəˈtirə

: a small genus of Australasian trees (family Sterculiaceae) yielding hard heavy durable wood

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, after C.L.L'Héritier de Brutelle †1800 French botanist

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