specularia

noun

spec·​u·​lar·​ia

ˌspekyəˈla(a)rēə

1

capitalized : a small genus of annual herbs (family Campanulaceae) distinguished from Campanula by the rotate corolla and narrowly oblong ovary see corn violet, venus's looking-glass

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Specularia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Medieval Latin speculum Veneris campanula, literally, mirror of Venus + New Latin -aria

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