pisonia
pisonia · pisonias
Any of the genus Pisonia of nyctaginaceous flowering plantsAny of the genus Pisonia of nyctaginaceous flowering plants.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of the genus Pisonia of nyctaginaceous flowering plants.
More definitions
- genus of often thorny tropical trees and shrubs and some vines; mainly America
Origin
From translingual Pisonia, from New Latin, from the Latin form of Willem Pies, a Dutch docFrom translingual Pisonia, from New Latin, from the Latin form of Willem Pies, a Dutch doctor and naturalist, + -nia.
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Forms
plural: pisoniasSynonyms
5 synonymsbird-catcher treecatchbirdtreebirdcatcher treebirdlime tree
Close in meaning
- genus of often thorny tropical trees and shrubs and some vines; mainly America:genus Pisonia