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Webster 1913 Edition


Eugenia

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Eu-ge′ni-a

(ū̍-jē′nĭ-ȧ)
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Noun.
[NL. Named in honor of Prince
Eugene
of Savoy.]
(Bot.)
A genus of myrtaceous plants, mostly of tropical countries, and including several aromatic trees and shrubs, among which are the trees which produce allspice and cloves of commerce.