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Melianthus

noun
Me·li·an·thus | \ ˌmēlēˈan(t)thəs \

Definition of Melianthus 

: a small genus (the type of the family Melianthaceae) of southern African shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and racemose flowers with unequal sepals and four stamens — see honeyflower

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New Latin, from meli- + -anthus

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