puschkinia

noun

pusch·​kin·​ia

pu̇shˈkinēə

1

capitalized : a small genus of Asiatic spring-blooming bulbous herbs (family Liliaceae) having solitary or racemose flowers with a 6-parted blue-veined white perianth and connate filaments

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Puschkinia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from A.A.Mussin-Puschkin †1805? Russian scientist + New Latin -ia

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