Tabernaemontana

Translingual

Tabernaemontana divaricata

Etymology

From Latin tabernae f, genitive of Latin taberna f (“shop, inn, tavern, shed, etc.”) +‎ Latin montāna f (“mountainous, of a mountain”), literally “of a mountain's tavern”

Proper noun

Tabernaemontana f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae – milkwood.

Derived terms

• Tabernaemontaneae
• Tabernaemontaninae