Elsholtzia

noun

El·​sholt·​zia

elˈshōltsēə

: a genus of chiefly Asian aromatic herbs (family Labiatae) with blue or purple flowers in one-sided spikes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Johann S. Elsholtz †1688 German physician and botanist + New Latin -ia

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