ˌhīəˈnaŋkē noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin hyaena hyena + New Latin -anche (from Greek anchein to strangle); from the use of the fruit in poisoning hyenas — more at hyena , anger
: a genus of trees (family Euphorbiaceae) of southern Africa with coriaceous whorled leaves, cymose staminate flowers, and solitary pistillate flowers