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Leitneria

noun

one species: corkwood

• Syn: ↑genus Leitneria

• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Leitneriaceae, ↑family Leitneriaceae, ↑corkwood family

• Member Meronyms: ↑corkwood, ↑corkwood tree, ↑Leitneria floridana

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\\lītˈnireə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Edward F. Leitner, 19th century American botanist + New Latin -ia

: a genus (coextensive with the family Leitneriaceae) including solely the corkwood (L. floridana) and being commonly isolated in a distinct order near Myricales

Useful english dictionary. 2012.