Picramnia

noun

Pic·​ram·​nia

pikˈramnēə

: a genus of tropical American shrubs or trees (family Simaroubaceae) with alternate pinnate leaves, small dioecious flowers, and baccate fruit see bitterbush

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from picr- + Greek thamnos shrub + New Latin -ia

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