ˌsajəˈrēsh(ē)ə, -ēd.ēə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Augustin Sageret died 1852 French agronomist + New Latin -ia
: a genus of American and Asiatic shrubs (family Rhamnaceae) having opposite branches, sometimes edible fruit, and opposite leaves that in a Chinese member ( S. theezans ) are used locally as a substitute for tea