Definition of Colubrina
:a genus of mostly tropical American shrubs or small trees (family Rhamnaceae) with small yellowish flowers and yellow or red fruits
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Colubrina
noun
Col·u·bri·na
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ˌkäl(y)əˈbrīnə
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-brēnə
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Origin and Etymology of colubrina
New Latin, from Late Latin, a plant, from feminine of Latin colubrinus snakelike
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