Triumfetta
noun
Tri·um·fet·ta
\ˌtrīəmˈfetə\
Definition of Triumfetta
: a large genus of tropical herbs and shrubs (family Tiliaceae) clothed with stellate hairs and bearing yellow flowers followed by bristly capsules — see burbark
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Origin and Etymology of triumfetta
New Latin, irregular from Giovanni Battista Trionfetti †1708 Italian botanist
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