pen.ˈtafəˌlaks noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from penta- + Greek phylax guard
: a genus of Chinese and Malayan shrubs comprising the family Pentaphylacaceae and having alternate leathery leaves and racemose pentamerous flowers
pen.ˈtafəˌlaks noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from penta- + Greek phylax guard
: a genus of Chinese and Malayan shrubs comprising the family Pentaphylacaceae and having alternate leathery leaves and racemose pentamerous flowers
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012