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leptospermum

[ lep-tuh-spur-muhm ]

noun

  1. any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Leptospermum, of the myrtle family, native to Australia and adjacent areas and often cultivated as ornamentals in milder climates.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of leptospermum1

< New Latin (1776), equivalent to lepto- lepto- + -spermum, neuter of -spermus -spermous

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