Lomatia

noun

Lo·​ma·​tia

lōˈmāsh(ē)ə

: a small genus of low-growing Chilean and Australian trees (family Proteaceae) some of which yield dyes from their sap and wood used locally for furniture see lomatiol

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek lōmat-, lōma hem, fringe + New Latin -ia

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