TERMINALIA


Meaning of TERMINALIA in English

I. ˌtərməˈnālēə, -lyə noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin terminalis terminal + New Latin -ia

: a large genus of tropical trees and shrubs (family Combretaceae) having entire leaves clustered at the ends of the branches and small apetalous flowers in loose spikes — see malabar almond , myrobalan 1

II. noun plural

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, neuter plural of terminalis terminal

: the terminal elements of a part ; especially : the final segments of the insect abdomen modified to form the external genitalia

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