forestiera
noun
for·es·ti·e·ra
ˌfȯrə̇stēˈirə,
ˌfär-,
-ēˈerə,
-ˈstirə
1
capitalized : a genus of sometimes spiny American shrubs or trees (family Oleaceae) that have simple opposite leaves and inconspicuous flowers followed by single-seeded drupes
2
plural -s : any plant of the genus Forestiera see tanglebush
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, after Pierre Gaspard Forestier †1847 French physician