Mesua

noun

Me·​sua

ˈmeshəwə

: a genus of tropical Asiatic trees (family Guttiferae) having large solitary flowers with a 2-celled ovary see rose chestnut

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Johannes Mesuë (Arabic Yūḥanna ibn-Māsawayh) †857 Persian Christian physician in the service of the Caliph

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