Pterospermum

noun

Ptero·​sper·​mum

-ˈspərməm

: a genus of shrubs and trees (family Sterculiaceae) of southeastern Asia and the East Indies including several that yield economically important timbers see mayeng

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pter- + -spermum

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