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Adelia

noun
Ade·​lia | \ ə-ˈdē-lē-ə, -lyə\

Definition of Adelia

: a genus of tropical American shrubs (family Euphorbiaceae) with toothed leaves and small yellowish flowers

First Known Use of Adelia

1764, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Adelia

New Latin, from adel- + -ia

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