ˌfȯrə̇stēˈirə, ˌfär-, -ēˈerə, -ˈstirə noun
Etymology: New Latin, after Pierre Gaspard Forestier died 1847 French physician
1. capitalized : a genus of sometimes spiny American shrubs or trees (family Oleaceae) that have simple opposite leaves and inconspicuous flowers followed by single-seeded drupes
2. -s : any plant of the genus Forestiera — see tanglebush