Andira
noun
An·di·ra
anˈdērə,
-dirə
: a genus of tropical American trees (family Leguminosae) characterized by large odd-pinnate leaves, fragrant showy rose to purplish flowers in terminal clusters, and a fruit resembling a drupe
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Portuguese, angelim, from Tupi
First Known Use
1794, in the meaning defined above
- nitrogen dioxide
- nitrogen family
- nitrogen fixation
- nitrogen monoxide
- nitrogen mustard
- nitrogen narcosis
- nitrogen oxide
- nitrogen pentoxide
- nitrogen peroxide
- nitrogen tetroxide
- nitrogen trioxide
- nitrogen-fixer
- nitrogen-fixing
- nitrogenase
- nitrogenases
- nitrogenate
- nitrogenation
- nitrogenise
- nitrogenised
- nitrogenises
- nitrogenising
- nitrogenization
- nitrogenize
- nitrogenized
- nitrogenizes