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cestrum

cestrum noun: any member of the genus Cestrum.

Noun

cestrum (plural cestrums)

  1. Any member of the genus Cestrum
    • He had identified a cestrum, a malpighia, and a climbing vine he suspected was a cissus when Dorrie and Gerry came across the terrace and pulled up deck chairs on either side of him.2016, Joan Hess, The Deadly Ackee

Forms of cestrum

pluralcestrums

Origin of cestrum

From Latinized form of Ancient Greek κέστρον (késtron, “betony”).

Questions about cestrum

What does cestrum mean?
Cestrum means any member of the genus Cestrum.
What part of speech is cestrum?
Cestrum is a noun.
What is the plural of cestrum?
The plural of cestrum is cestrums.

Words near cestrum in the dictionary

  1. cestracionts
  2. Cestrian
  3. Cestrians
  4. cestrosphendone
  5. cestrosphendones
  6. cestrum
  7. cestrums
  8. cests
  9. cestuan
  10. cestui
  11. cestui que

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