Leonotis

noun

Le·​o·​no·​tis

: a small genus of tropical herbs or low shrubs (family Labiatae) of southern Africa with whorls of showy very irregular red, yellow, or white flowers see dagga sense 2

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek leōn lion + ōt-, ous ear

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