Triumfetta

noun

Tri·​um·​fet·​ta

ˌtrīəmˈfetə

: a large genus of tropical herbs and shrubs (family Tiliaceae) clothed with stellate hairs and bearing yellow flowers followed by bristly capsules see burbark

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Giovanni Battista Trionfetti †1708 Italian botanist

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