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Trema

UK/ˈtɹiː.mə/ US/ˈtɹɛm.ə/ uncommon

noun

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

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

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