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From Marsden + -ia, from the genus name, named after William Marsden (orientalist).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
marsdenia
Today it means: Any of the genus Marsdenia of apocynaceous plants. Full definition →
Today it means: Any of the genus Marsdenia of apocynaceous plants. Full definition →
From Marsden + -ia, from the genus name, named after William Marsden (orientalist).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.