I. gȯ(r)ˈdōnēə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from G. Gordon, 19th century Scottish naturalist + New Latin -ia
: a genus of extinct reptiles from the New Red Sandstone of Scotland related to but smaller than those of Dicynodon
II. noun
Etymology: New Latin, from James Gordon died 1781 English gardener + New Latin -ia
1. capitalized : a genus of Asiatic and No. American shrubs or small trees (family Theaceae) with evergreen foliage and large white flowers — see loblolly bay
2. -s : any tree of the genus Gordonia — called also franklinia