vōˈkizh(ē)ə, -izēə, -is- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Galibi vochy, a tree of the genus Vochysia + New Latin -ia
: a genus (the type of the family Vochysiaceae) of tropical American tress and shrubs having showy fragrant flowers with a single stamen — see copaiyé wood