entandrofragma

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Entandrophragma, derived from Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós, “inside”) + ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός (anḗr, andrós, “man”) + φράγμα (phrágma, “fence, screen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /en.tan.droˈfraɡ.ma/
• Rhymes: -aɡma
• Hyphenation: en‧tan‧dro‧fràg‧ma

Noun

entandrofragma m (plural entandrofragmi)

1. any deciduous tree of the Entandrophragma taxonomic genus

Further reading

• entandrofragma in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana