Trema
1 of 2noun
Tre·ma
ˈtrēmə
: a genus of tropical shrubs and trees (family Ulmaceae) having alternate distichous leaves and cymose polygamous flowers succeeded by small drupes
-trema
2 of 2noun combining form
-tre·ma
‧ˈtrēmə
1
plural -tremas
-məz
or -tremata -mətə,
-mətə
: hole : orifice : opening helicotrema
2
: creature having (such) an opening —in generic names
Eurytrema
Word History
Etymology
Noun
New Latin Tremat-, Trema, from Greek trēmat-, trēma hole
Noun combining form
New Latin -tremat-, -trema, from Greek trēmat-, trēma hole