amˈhərstēə, aˈmər- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Sarah, Countess Amherst died 1838 & Sarah Elizabeth Amherst died 1876 British amateur naturalists + New Latin -ia
: a genus of leguminous trees of India and Burma containing a single species ( A. nobilis ) of trees with immense pinnate leaves and pendent clusters of yellow-spotted vermilion flowers