Trema
noun
Tre·ma
| \ ˈtrēmə\
Definition of Trema
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a genus of tropical shrubs and trees (family Ulmaceae) having alternate distichous leaves and cymose polygamous flowers succeeded by small drupes
-trema
noun combining form
-tre·ma
| \ ‧ˈtrēmə\
Definition of -trema (Entry 2 of 2)
1
plural -tremas\ -məz\
or -tremata\ -mətə , -mətə\
: hole : orifice : opening
helicotrema
2
: creature having (such) an opening
—in generic names Eurytrema
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