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photinia

[ foh-tin-ee-uh ]
/ foʊˈtɪn i ə /

noun

any of various trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Photinia, of the rose family, having clusters of small white flowers and red, berrylike fruit.

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Origin of photinia

<New Latin (1821) <Greek phōtein(ós) shining, bright, (derivative of phṓs, stem phōt- light) + New Latin -ia-ia; so named in reference to the glossy evergreen leaves and white flowers

Words nearby photinia

phot, photalgia, photic, photics, photic zone, photinia, photism, Photius, photo, photoactinic, photoactivation
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