Cyphomandra

noun

Cy·​pho·​man·​dra

ˌsīfəˈmandrə,

ˌsif-

: a genus of South American shrubs or trees (family Solanaceae) having large simple or divided leaves and rotate or bell-shaped flowers see tree tomato

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek kyphōma hump (from kyphos crooked, bent) + New Latin -andra

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