Aegle
noun
Ae·gle
ˈē-(ˌ)glē,
ˈe-
: a genus of thorny trees (family Rutaceae) of tropical Asia and western Africa with compound leaves, greenish white flowers, and orangelike fruits see bel
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Greek Aíglē, one of the Hesperides (nymphs who protected a garden growing golden apples), literally, "brightness, radiance"; from the tree's edible fruit
First Known Use
1812, in the meaning defined above