Anisomeles

noun

An·​isom·​e·​les

ˌaˌnīˈsäməˌlēz

: a small genus of herbs (family Labiatae) of tropical Asia and Australia with purplish cymose flowers

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from anis- entry 1 + -meles (from Greek melē cup); from the lack of uniformity in the anthers

First Known Use

1811, in the meaning defined above

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