Definition of Cyphomandra
:a genus of South American shrubs or trees (family Solanaceae) having large simple or divided leaves and rotate or bell-shaped flowers — see tree tomato
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Cyphomandra
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Cy·pho·man·dra
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ˌsīfəˈmandrə
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ˌsif-
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Origin and Etymology of cyphomandra
New Latin, from Greek kyphōma hump (from kyphos crooked, bent) + New Latin -andra
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