Frankenia

noun

Fran·​ke·​nia

fraŋˈkēnēə,

-anˈ-

: a genus (the type of the family Frankeniaceae) of perennial herbs or undershrubs with opposite leaves and solitary pink, violet, or red flowers usually in the forks of the branches

frankeniaceous

⸗¦⸗nē¦āshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, after Johan Frankenius (Franke) †1661 Swedish professor of anatomy and botany

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