Parmentiera

noun

Par·​men·​ti·​e·​ra

ˌpärmən‧ˈtirə

: a small genus of tropical American trees (family Bignoniaceae) having trifoliolate leaves and rather large greenish flowers with a sheathing calyx see candle tree

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Antoine A. Parmentier

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