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ar·ra·yán \ˌärəˈyän, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun (-s) Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from Spanish, myrtle, from Arabic ar-rai̯ḥān, any fragrant plant 1. : any of several Mexican trees or shrubs of the genera Psidium, Myrtus, Gaultheria, Pernettya, and Rapanea 2. [American Spanish, from Spanish] in the West Indies a. : wax myrtle b. : any of several plants of the genus Ardisia 3. [American Spanish, from Spanish] a. : an ornamental shrub (Eugenia apiculata) of Chile b. : a shrub (Eugenia arayan) of Colombia and Ecuador |