Definition of Dombeya
:a genus of African shrubs or small trees (family Sterculiaceae) having palmately nerved leaves, showy flowers with five petals, and capsular fruit
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Dombeya
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Dom·beya
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dämˈbāə
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ˈdämbēə
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Origin and Etymology of dombeya
New Latin, after Joseph Dombey †1794 French botanist
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