hamelia

noun

ha·​me·​lia

həˈmēlyə

1

capitalized : a genus (family Rubiaceae) of tropical American shrubs having flowers in scorpioid cymes with the corolla distinctly 5-ribbed

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Hamelia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Henri L. Duhamel-Dumonceau †1782 French agriculturist + New Latin -ia

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