English Explanatory Dictionary

pisonia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the genus Pisonia of nyctaginaceous flowering plants.

Word forms

pisonia pisonias

Etymology

From translingual Pisonia, from New Latin, from the Latin form of Willem Pies, a Dutch doctor and naturalist, + -nia.

Synonyms

bird-catcher tree catchbirdtree birdcatcher tree birdlime tree
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