Heritiera
/ˌhɛrɪtiˈɛəriə/noun
A genus of tropical trees in the mallow family, including several species known as looking-glasses or mangrove trees.
Did you know?The genus Heritiera was named in honor of Charles Louis L’Héritier de Brutelle, an 18th-century French botanist whose surname literally means “the heir.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʷerh₁-
“To grasp or hold; a reconstructed root associated with possession and inheritance”
Classical Latin
Latin
heres
“An heir, the person legally entitled to inherit property”
12th Century
Old French
heriter
“To inherit or receive property as an heir”
18th Century
French
L’Héritier
““The heir,” the surname of botanist Charles Louis L’Héritier de Brutelle”
1789
Botanical Latin
Heritiera
“A plant genus named in honor of L’Héritier”
Modern English
English
Heritiera
“A recognized botanical genus of tropical trees”
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