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males·her·bia
\ˌmaləˈzərbēə, ˌmaləsˈhər-, malˈzər-\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Chrétien G. de Lamoignon de Malesherbes died 1794 French statesman + New Latin -ia
: a genus of So. American herbs or undershrubs (family Malesherbiaceae) that have capsular fruit and large yellow racemose flowers with a tubular calyx exceeding the corolla |