ˌavə̇ˈsenēə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Avicenna died 1037 Arab physician and philosopher + New Latin -ia
: a small genus of tropical shrubs or trees (family Verbenaceae) having opposite evergreen leaves and terminal clusters of small flowers with five sepals, four petals, and a capsular fruit — see avicenniaceae , black mangrove , white mangrove