collomia

noun

col·​lo·​mia

kəˈlōmēə

1

capitalized : a genus of herbs (family Polemoniaceae) found in western North America with alternate leaves and terminal clusters of phloxlike flowers

2

plural -s : any plant or flower of the genus Collomia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Greek kolla glue; from the nature of the seed

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