kəmˈbrēd.əm noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, a kind of plant; akin to Old Norse hvönn wild angelica, Irish cuinneog, Lithuanian švendrai cattail
1. capitalized : the type genus of the family Combretaceae, comprising numerous tropical and subtropical small shrubs and trees typically with hard tough wood, bark rich in tannins, flowers with bell-shaped calyces in spikes or racemes, and winged one-seeded fruits
2. -s : a plant of the genus Combretum