Trema

1 of 2

noun

Tre·​ma

ˈtrēmə

: a genus of tropical shrubs and trees (family Ulmaceae) having alternate distichous leaves and cymose polygamous flowers succeeded by small drupes

-trema

2 of 2

noun combining form

-tre·​ma

‧ˈtrēmə

1

plural -tremas

-məz

or -tremata

-mətə,

-mətə

: hole : orifice : opening

helicotrema

2

: creature having (such) an opening

—in generic names

Eurytrema

Word History

Etymology

Noun

New Latin Tremat-, Trema, from Greek trēmat-, trēma hole

Noun combining form

New Latin -tremat-, -trema, from Greek trēmat-, trēma hole

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