Amherstia

noun

Am·​herst·​ia

amˈhərstēə,

aˈmər-

: a genus of leguminous trees of India and Burma containing a single species (A. nobilis) of trees with immense pinnate leaves and pendent clusters of yellow-spotted vermilion flowers

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Sarah, Countess Amherst †1838 & Sarah Elizabeth Amherst †1876 British amateur naturalists + New Latin -ia

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

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