Mesadenia

noun

Mes·​ade·​nia

ˌme|zəˈdēnēə,

ˌmē|,

|sə-

in some classifications

: a separate genus comprising the New World members of the genus Cacalia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from mes- + Greek aden-, adēn gland + New Latin -ia; from the central projection of the receptacle

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