Clethra

See also: clethra

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κλήθρα (klḗthra, “alder”).

Proper noun

Clethra f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Clethraceae – shrubs and trees, evergreen or deciduous, with clustered flowers, the species being in many temperate and subtropical parts of Asia and the Western hemisphere.

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Descendants

  • → English: clethra

References

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