Pithecolobium

noun
Pith·​e·​co·​lo·​bi·​um | \ ˌpithə̇kəˈlōbēəm\

Definition of Pithecolobium

: a large genus of tropical shrubs and trees (family Leguminosae) having bipinnate leaves and globose heads of flowers with many stamens and a twisted or coiled pod — see algarrobilla, cat's-claw sense 1b, rain tree, wild tamarind

History and Etymology for Pithecolobium

New Latin, from pithec- + Greek lobion small lobe, diminutive of lobos lobe

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