mayten

noun

may·​ten

(ˈ)mī¦ten

plural -s

: a Chilean evergreen tree (maytenus boaria) having pendulous branches, slender lanceolate leaves, and minute flowers and being cultivated as an ornamental in warm countries

Word History

Etymology

Spanish maitén, from Araucanian mañtún

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