fun·tu·mia \ˌfən.ˈt(y)ümēə\noun Etymology: New Latin, probably from Ewe dialect funtum funtumia + New Latin -ia 1.capitalized: a small genus of tropical African trees (family Apocynaceae) with opposite leaves and small axillary cymes of yellowish white flowers — see lagos rubber 2.-s: any tree of the genus Funtumia