kokoona

noun

ko·​koo·​na

kəˈkünə

1

capitalized : a genus of East Indian trees (family Celastraceae) having flowers with a 3-celled ovary and producing 3-angled fruit

2

plural -s : any tree of the genus Kokoona

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Singhalese kokuṅ kokoona

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