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Physocarpus

noun
Phy·​so·​car·​pus

Definition of Physocarpus

: a genus of chiefly North American shrubs (family Rosaceae) with palmately lobed leaves and corymbose white flowers — see ninebark

History and Etymology for Physocarpus

New Latin, from phys- + -carpus

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