Cobaea

noun

Co·​baea

kōˈbēə,

kəˈ-

: a small genus of woody tendril-climbing tropical American vines (family Polemoniaceae) with pinnate leaves and large bell-shaped purple or white flowers see cathedral bells

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from BernabéCobo †1657 Spanish naturalist

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