I. cordia
plural of cor
II. cor·dia ˈkȯ(r)dēə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Euricius Cordus died 1535 and his son Valerius Cordus died 1544 German scholars + New Latin -ia
: a large genus of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees (family Boraginaceae) that have fleshy often edible fruits and wood varying from dense, heavy, and dark to spongy, light, and pale, that are often pleasantly scented, and that have considerable use in cabinetmaking and general construction