DORSTENIA


Meaning of DORSTENIA in English

dȯ(r)ˈstēnēə noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Theodor Dorsten died 1552 German botanist + New Latin -ia

1. capitalized : a large genus of tropical herbs (family Moraceae) having basal leaves and small monoecious flowers crowded upon a fleshy receptacle at the end of a long naked peduncle — see contrayerva

2. plural dorstenias also dor·steni·ae -ēˌē : any plant of the genus Dorstenia

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