floripondio

noun

flor·​i·​pon·​dio

ˌflȯrəˈpändēˌō

plural -s

: any of several tropical American shrubs or trees of the genus Datura (especially D. candida) that have narcotic seeds from which an intoxicant is prepared and that are sometimes cultivated in warm regions especially for their very large commonly white flowers

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, perhaps modification of New Latin floribundus flowering freely

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