Melianthus

noun

Me·​li·​an·​thus

ˌmēlēˈan(t)thəs

: a small genus (the type of the family Melianthaceae) of southern African shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and racemose flowers with unequal sepals and four stamens see honeyflower

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from meli- + -anthus

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