ˈbafēə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek baphē dye (from baptein to dip, dye) + New Latin -ia — more at baptize
: a small genus of trees and shrubs (family Leguminosae) native to tropical Africa and Madagascar having unifoliolate leaves and bracteolate flowers with a sheathing calyx and 10 free stamens — see camwood