Trochodendron

noun

Troch·​o·​den·​dron

ˌträkōˈdendrən

: a genus (the type of the family Trochodendraceae) of evergreen trees growing in Japan and Korea and having bright green flowers in racemes and brown fruit

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from troch- + -dendron

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