ˈē(ˌ)glē, ˈe- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, probably from Latin, one of the Hesperides (nymphs who guarded the golden apples), from Greek Aiglē, literally, brightness; probably from the apple-shaped fruit
: a genus of thorny trees (family Rutaceae) of tropical Asia and western Africa with compound leaves, greenish white flowers, and orangelike fruits — see bel