Oldenlandia

noun

Ol·​den·​lan·​dia

ˌōldənˈlandēə

: a large genus of chiefly tropical herbs (family Rubiaceae) with usually enlongated leaves and crowded axillary or terminal cymes of small flowers see clustered bluet

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from H.B.Oldenland †ab 1699 Danish physician and botanist + New Latin -ia

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