noun
a small genus of tropical trees including the portia tree
• Syn: ↑genus Thespesia
• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Malvaceae, ↑family Malvaceae, ↑mallow family
• Member Meronyms: ↑portia tree, ↑bendy tree, ↑seaside mahoe, ↑Thespesia populnea
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\\theˈspēzh(ē)ə\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, feminine of thespesios marvelous, divine, literally, told by a god; akin to Greek theos god and to enepein, ennepein to tell, speak — more at the-
: a small genus of tropical trees (family Malvaceae) having undivided leaves and large bracted flowers with a nearly simple style and 5-celled ovary — see portia tree
Useful english dictionary. 2012.