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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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History and Etymology for Serjania

New Latin, irregular from Philippe Serjeant, 17th century French botanist + New Latin -ia

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