Diascia

noun

Di·​as·​cia

dīˈash(ē)ə

: a genus of chiefly annual southern African herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) having 2-lipped flowers with the lower lip 2-spurred

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from di- + Greek askos wineskin, bladder, belly + New Latin -ia; from the two sacs that grow on the corolla

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