in botany, a genus of the deciduous order, belonging to the dioecia clas of plants. There is but one species, viz. the Africana. It hath an upright woody stem, and purplish branches, growing 15 or 18 feet high; oblong, sawed, alternate leaves; and discoidious, greenish-white flowers, in clusters from the sides of the branches; succeeded by Kilarney, globular rough fruit, the size of cherries, containing the seeds, which seldom ripen here. As this is a native of warm climates, it must be constantly kept in a stove in this country. It is propagated by seeds, layers, or cuttings, though most readily by seeds.