ˈäknə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ochnē, onchnē pear tree; probably akin to Greek achras, a wild pear tree (probably Pyrus amygdaliformis ) — more at achras
: a genus (the type of the family Ochnaceae) of African and Asiatic trees and shrubs having yellow flowers with coriaceous petaloid sepals and numerous stamens