terminalia

1 of 2

plural noun

ter·​mi·​na·​lia

ˌtərməˈnālēə,

-lyə

: the terminal elements of a part

especially : the final segments of the insect abdomen modified to form the external genitalia

Terminalia

2 of 2

noun

Ter·​mi·​na·​lia

ˌtərməˈnālēə,

-lyə

: a large genus of tropical trees and shrubs (family Combretaceae) having entire leaves clustered at the ends of the branches and small apetalous flowers in loose spikes see malabar almond , myrobalan sense 1

Word History

Etymology

Plural noun

New Latin, from Latin, neuter plural of terminalis terminal

Noun

New Latin, from Latin terminalis terminal + New Latin -ia

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