Trigonia

noun

Tri·​go·​nia
trīˈgōnēə
1
: a genus of pearly-shelled bivalve mollusks (suborder Arcacea) including many extinct forms which characterize the Mesozoic rocks and a few living forms which survive on the coast of Australia
2
[New Latin; from the often triangular shape of the fruit] : a genus (the type of the family Trigoniaceae) of chiefly climbing tropical American shrubs

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin trigonus triangular (from Greek trigōnos) + New Latin -ia; from the shells suggesting the form of a triangle

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“Trigonia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Trigonia. Accessed 23 Mar. 2023.

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