nemesia

noun

ne·​me·​sia

nə̇ˈmēzh(ē)ə

1

capitalized : a genus of African herbs or subshrubs (family Scrophulariaceae) having variously colored, irregular, slightly spurred, mostly racemose flowers

2

plural -s : a plant of the genus Nemesia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek, plural of nemesion catchfly

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