Jasione

noun

Jasi·​o·​ne

ˌja|sēˈō(ˌ)nē,

ˌjā|,

|zē-

: a genus of European herbs (family Campanulaceae) having alternate leaves and blue flowers in a solitary involucrate head see sheep's-bit

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek iasiōnē bindweed

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