Vateria

noun

Va·​te·​ria

vəˈtirēə

: a genus of Asiatic trees (family Dipterocarpaceae) having entire small coriaceous leaves and white or yellow flowers with about 15 stamens see piney tree

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Abraham Vater †1751 German anatomist and botanist + New Latin -ia

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