PROSOPIS


Meaning of PROSOPIS in English

I. prəˈsōpə̇s noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek prosōpis burdock, perhaps from prosōpon face

: a genus of tropical or subtropical branching shrubs or trees (family Leguminosae) having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes succeeded by large pods — see mesquite

II. noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin Prosopid-, Prosopis, perhaps irregular from Greek prosōpon face

: the type genus of Prosopididae

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