Payena

noun

Pa·​ye·​na

pāˈyēnə

: a genus of Malayan trees (family Sapotaceae) of medium to very large size having fascicled flowers growing at or near the leaf axils, bearing fruit with one or two endospermous seeds, and yielding gutta-percha

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, after Anselme Payen †1871 French chemist and botanical writer

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