Pipturus

noun

Pip·​tu·​rus

pipˈt(y)u̇rəs

: a small genus of woody plants (family Urticaceae) of Australia and the Mascarene islands having alternate leaves, flowers in dense globular clusters, and a strong inner bark fiber see queensland grass-cloth plant

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek piptein to fall down + New Latin -urus

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