Serjania
noun
Ser·ja·nia
\sə(r)ˈjānyə, -nēə\
Definition of Serjania
: a genus of tropical American woody tendril-bearing vines (family Sapindaceae) having compound leaves, irregular yellow racemose flowers with four petals and five concave sepals, and fruit that is wing-margined
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Origin and Etymology of serjania
New Latin, irregular from Philippe Serjeant, 17th century French botanist + New Latin -ia
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