Eperua
noun
Eper·ua
ə̇ˈper(y)əwə
: a small genus of tropical South American timber trees (family Leguminosae) having leathery leaflets, large white, red, or purple flowers in panicled racemes, and a rather woody 2-valved 2-seeded legume see wallaba
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, of Cariban origin; akin to Galibi eperu, a species of Eperua