Stenocarpus

noun

Steno·​car·​pus

: a small genus of Australian timber trees (family Proteaceae) with alternate or scattered leaves, umbellate or racemose red or yellow flowers, and leathery follicles with winged seeds see wheel tree sense 2

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from sten- + -carpus

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