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embothrium

/ ɪmˈbɒθrɪəm /

noun

  1. any evergreen shrub of the genus Embothrium , esp E. coccineum , native to South America but widely cultivated as an ornamental for its scarlet flowers: family Proteaceae Also calledChilean firebush
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of embothrium1

C19: from em- + Greek bothrion small pit (referring to its anthers)

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