siˈkiŋēə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, probably from Franz von Sickingen died 1523 German knight + New Latin -ia
: a genus of small or medium-sized Central and So. American trees (family Rubiaceae) of which some yield usable timber and some are a source of red dyes and extracts of repute in local folk medicine especially as febrifuges and purgatives — see arariba