Abronia

See also: abronia

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἁβρός (habrós, “graceful, delicate”)

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈbɹoʊ.ni.ə/

Proper noun

Abronia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nyctaginaceae – North American herbs with fragrant flowers.[1]
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Anguidae – arboreal alligator lizards.

References
  1. Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 6

Further reading
herb
lizard
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