Malpighia

noun

Mal·​pigh·​ia

malˈpigēə

: a genus of tropical American shrubs and trees (family Malpighiaceae) having a glandular calyx and drupaceous fruit see jiqui

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Marcello Malpighi †1694 Italian anatomist + New Latin -ia

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