Sollya

noun

Sol·​lya

ˈsälēə,

-lyə

: a genus of Australian woody vines (family Pittosporaceae) with evergreen entire leaves, nodding blue flowers in loose cymes, and oblong many-seeded capsules

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, after Richard H. Solly †1858 English botanist

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