Sideroxylon

noun

Sid·​er·​ox·​y·​lon

ˌsidəˈräksəˌlän

: a large genus of tropical trees (family Sapotaceae) having very hard wood and somewhat bell-shaped regular pentamerous flowers and round few-seeded berries compare ironwood

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from sider- + -xylon

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