Coccoloba
noun
Coc·col·o·ba
kəˈkäləbə
: a genus of tropical and subtropical American evergreen trees, shrubs, and woody vines (family Polygonaceae) having greenish flowers in axillary spikes or racemes see sea grape
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, alteration of Coccolobis, from cocc- + -lobis (from Greek lobos lobe, capsule, pod)