释义 |
pa·vet·ta \pəˈved.ə\ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Sinhalese pāwaṭṭā : a genus of tropical Old World shrubs (family Rubiaceae) having white corymbose flowers with long-exserted styles and being chiefly of interest for the nitrogen-fixing bacteria found in structures resembling warts on the leaves of various species |