Castanospermum

noun

Cas·​ta·​no·​sper·​mum

¦kastənōˈspərməm

: a genus of Australian trees (family Leguminosae) having pinnate leaves, orange-yellow flowers, and chestnutlike seeds borne in large thick almost woody pods see bean tree sense a

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from castano- (from Castanea) + -spermum

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