kärˈwinzkēə, -n(t)sk- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Wilhelm Karwinsky von Karwin died 1855 German traveler + New Latin -ia
: a genus of shrubs or small trees (family Rhamnaceae) that are chiefly native to Mexico and the southwestern United States and have flowers with small hooded short-clawed petals and fleshy drupes