Avicennia
noun
Av·i·cen·nia
ˌavə̇ˈsenēə
: a small genus of tropical shrubs or trees (family Verbenaceae) having opposite evergreen leaves and terminal clusters of small flowers with five sepals, four petals, and a capsular fruit see avicenniaceae , black mangrove, white mangrove
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Avicenna †1037 Arab physician and philosopher + New Latin -ia