Canangium

noun

Ca·​nan·​gi·​um

kəˈnanjēəm

: a small genus of Malayan trees (family Annonaceae) distinguished by the simple alternate leaves and linear sepals and petals and including the ilang-ilang tree

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Malay kĕnanga + New Latin -ium

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