trema

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an evergreen tree of the family Ulmaceae that grows in tropical America and Africa and Asia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τρῆμα (trêma, “hole”), from τετραίνω (tetraínō, “perforate”), used for the dots on dice, via Dutch trema and French tréma.

In classic literature

Synonyms

genus Trema

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