Relating to or resembling Andira, a genus of tropical trees, or characteristic of plants in the legume family from tropical regions.
From Andira (genus of tropical trees in the legume family, from a Tupi indigenous word) + '-ine' (adjectival suffix). The term describes characteristics of these South American plants.
Andira trees produce beautiful wood and were traditionally used by indigenous peoples, but plant scientists needed a fancy -ine adjective to describe things having their characteristics, which is how 'andirine' was born!
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