Thevetia

noun

The·​ve·​tia

thə̇ˈvēsh(ē)ə

: a genus of tropical American trees and shrubs (family Apocynaceae) having alternate entire leaves and large cymose flowers with a campanulate corolla that has overlapping lobes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from André Thévet †1592 French traveler and author + New Latin -ia

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