ˌseˌzalˈpinēə, ˌsē- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Andrea Cesalpino (Andreas Caesalpin us) died 1603 Italian botanist + New Latin -ia
: a genus of usually small spiny tropical trees (family Leguminosae) having evenly bipinnate leaves and small whitish-green, yellow, or reddish flowers in showy racemes — see brazilwood