exacum

noun

ex·​a·​cum

ˈeksəkəm

1

capitalized : a genus of tropical Asiatic and African plants (family Gentianaceae) including one species (E. affine) of herbaceous biennials with bluish to dark lavender flowers that are often cultivated in the greenhouse

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Exacum

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, a kind of centaury, from Gaulish

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