Citropsis

noun

Ci·​trop·​sis

sə̇‧ˈträpsə̇s

: a small genus of spiny evergreen African shrubs or trees (family Rutaceae) differing from the closely related Citrus in having compound leaves see cherry orange

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from citr- + -opsis

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