Piptadenia

noun

Pip·​ta·​de·​nia

ˌpiptəˈdēnēə

: a large genus of tropical chiefly Brazilian shrubs and trees (family Leguminosae) with twice-pinnate leaves, small spicate flowers, and flat pods see cohoba

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek piptein to fall + New Latin aden- + -ia; from the deciduous antheral glands

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