kəˈkäləbə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, alteration of Coccolobis, from cocc- + -lobis (from Greek lobos lobe, capsule, pod) — more at sleep
: a genus of tropical and subtropical American evergreen trees, shrubs, and woody vines (family Polygonaceae) having greenish flowers in axillary spikes or racemes — see sea grape