Andrographis

noun

An·​drog·​ra·​phis

anˈdrägrəfə̇s

: a genus of Indian plants (family Acanthaceae) with entire leaves, small tubular flowers, and dry capsular fruits see creat

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from andr- + Greek graphis stylus, pencil, paintbrush, from graphein to write; from the form of the filaments

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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