shortia

noun

shor·​tia

ˈshȯ(r)tēə

1

capitalized : a genus of perennial herbs (family Diapensiaceae) having smooth coriaceous basal leaves and long-stalked showy white and solitary flowers with campanulate corollas see oconee bells

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Shortia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Charles Wilkins Short †1863 American physician and botanist + New Latin -ia

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