SINCE 1828
Platonia
noun
Pla·to·nia
| \ pləˈtōnēə\
Definition of Platonia
: a small genus of South American timber trees (family Guttiferae) with opposite pinnate veined leaves and showy usually solitary terminal roseate flowers that are followed by globose edible single-seeded berries — see bacury
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