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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pho•tin•i•a (fō tin′ē ə),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany of various trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Photinia, of the rose family, having clusters of small white flowers and red, berrylike fruit.
- Greek phōtein(ós) shining, bright, (derivative of phó̄s, stem phōt- light) + Neo-Latin -ia -ia; so named in reference to the glossy evergreen leaves and white flowers
- Neo-Latin (1821)
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