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Licania

noun
Li·​ca·​nia | \ lə̇ˈkānēə, līˈ-\

Definition of Licania

: a large genus of tropical American trees (family Rosaceae) having alternate simple leaves and small panicled flowers

History and Etymology for Licania

New Latin, modification (with some letter rearrangement) of Galibi caligni (tree of the genus Licania)

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