Fitzroya
noun
Fitz·roya
fitsˈrȯi(y)ə
: a genus of evergreen trees of the cypress family (Cupressaceae) of southern Chile and Argentina consisting of a single slow-growing species (Fitzroya cupressoides) see alerce sense 2
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, after Robert Fitzroy †1865 English naval commander & meteorologist
- devil's darning needle
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- devil's dung
- Devil's Dyke
- devil's food cake
- devil's horse
- devil's ironweed
- Devil's Island
- devil's ivy
- devil's lettuce
- devil's mark
- devil's mass
- devil's milk
- devil's paintbrush
- devil's paternoster
- devil's picture book
- devil's shoestring
- devil's shoestrings
- devil's slide
- devil's tattoo
- devil's toenail
- devil's trumpet
- devil's-apple
- devil's-apron
- devil's-aprons