Balanites
noun
Bal·a·ni·tes
ˌbaləˈnītēz
: a small genus of Old World tropical trees of the family Zygophyllaceae distinguished by the one-seeded drupe
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek balanitēs acorn-shaped, from balan- + -itēs -ite
First Known Use
1854, in the meaning defined above
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