Androdendron
/ˌæn.droʊˈdɛn.drən/noun
A botanical genus name formerly used for certain trees in the laurel family, now generally treated as a taxonomic synonym.
Did you know?Androdendron was coined from Greek elements rather than from a local plant name, following the 19th-century tradition of giving scientific taxa classically constructed names.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂ner-
“Man or male person; the ancestral root behind Greek anēr and its oblique form andr-.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός (anēr, andros)
“Man or male; the source of the combining form andro-.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
δένδρον (dendron)
“Tree; a noun related to the ancient Indo-European tree-word family.”
19th Century
Botanical Latin
Androdendron
“A taxonomic genus name formed from andro- (“man”) and dendron (“tree”), applied to laurel-family trees.”
Modern English
English
Androdendron
“A historical or taxonomic genus name, generally treated in modern classifications as a synonym rather than a widely accepted current genus.”
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