leucaena

[ loo-see-nuh ]
/ luˈsi nə /

noun

any of various tropical trees belonging to the genus Leucaena, of the legume family, which includes the lead tree.
Compare ipil-ipil.

Origin of leucaena

< New Latin (1842), apparently < Greek leukaín(ein) to become white (derivative of leukós white, bright; see leuko-) + New Latin -a -a2

Words nearby leucaena

letup, letzeburgesch, leu, leu enkephalin, leuc-, leucaena, leucas, leucemia, leucine, leucinuria, leucippus