Phyllanthus

noun

Phyl·​lan·​thus

fə̇ˈlan(t)thəs

: a very large genus of tropical plants (family Euphorbiaceae) with alternate leaves and small monoecious flowers succeeded by polycarpellary capsules

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from phyll- + -anthus

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Rhymes for Phyllanthus

• dianthus
• amaranthus
• helianthus
• canthus