Vochysia

noun

Vo·​chys·​ia

vōˈkizh(ē)ə,

-izēə,

-is-

: a genus (the type of the family Vochysiaceae) of tropical American tress and shrubs having showy fragrant flowers with a single stamen see copaiyé wood

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Galibi vochy, a tree of the genus Vochysia + New Latin -ia

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