portia

See also: Portia

English

Etymology

Corruption of Tamil பூவரசு (pūvaracu, literally “flower-king”), from பூ (pū, “flower”) + அரசு (aracu, “peepul tree”).

Noun

portia (plural portias)

  1. Thespesia populnea, a flowering plant of the mallow family, found especially in parts of India.
    Synonym: portia tree

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