Lagetta

noun

La·​get·​ta

ləˈjetə

: a genus of West Indian shrubs or small trees (family Thymelaeaceae) with large alternate leaves and spicate or racemose white flowers

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from American Spanish lageto lagetto

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