alchornea
noun
al·chor·nea
al-ˈkȯr-nē-ə
1
capitalized : a genus of tropical trees and shrubs (family Euphorbiaceae) with alternate leaves and small unisexual apetalous flowers in spikes or racemes
2
plural -s : a plant of the genus Alchornea
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Stanesby Alchorne † about 1799 English botanist
First Known Use
1794, in the meaning defined at sense 1