SINCE 1828
Dombeya
noun
Dom·beya
| \ dämˈbāə, ˈdämbēə\
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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