DIPTERYX


Meaning of DIPTERYX in English

ˈdiptə(ˌ)riks noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from di- + -pteryx; from the wing-shaped lobes of the calyx

: a small genus of tropical American trees (family Leguminosae) having opposite pinnate leaves and the calyx with the two upper petaloid lobes like wings — see tonka bean

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