Akebia

noun

Ake·​bia

ə-ˈkē-bē-ə

: a small genus of woody vines (family Lardizabalaceae) of eastern Asia having racemose purple-brown flowers and an oblong purple-violet bananalike berry see akebi

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Japanese akebi

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

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