Mesua
noun
Me·sua
ˈmeshəwə
: a genus of tropical Asiatic trees (family Guttiferae) having large solitary flowers with a 2-celled ovary see rose chestnut
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Johannes Mesuë (Arabic Yūḥanna ibn-Māsawayh) †857 Persian Christian physician in the service of the Caliph