Murraya

noun

Mur·​raya

ˈmərēə

: a genus of tropical Asiatic and Australian trees (family Rutaceae) having pinnate leaves and flowers with imbricated petals see orange jessamine

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Etymology

New Latin, after Johan A. Murray †1791 Swedish botanist

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