A genus of plants in the family Combretaceae, found in tropical coastal regions, known for their cone-like fruit clusters.
From Greek kōnos (cone) + karpos (fruit) + -us (Latin masculine singular). This is a scientific binomial name following Linnaean taxonomy conventions where the genus name uses Latin-Greek hybrid forms.
Conocarpus species are actually called 'buttonwood' or 'button mangrove' in English, but scientists prefer the Greek name because it precisely describes what you see: button-shaped fruits arranged in cone patterns!
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