bumelia

noun

bu·​me·​lia

byüˈmēlēə

1

capitalized : a genus of tough spiny American trees and shrubs (family Sapotaceae) that bear edible berries

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Bumelia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, ash, from Greek boumelia

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Rhymes for bumelia

• melia
• telia
• adelia
• borrelia
• camellia
• lobelia
• syringomyelia