Exacum

Exacum
noun
genus of tropical Asiatic and African plants: especially Persian violets
• Syn: ↑genus Exacum
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Gentianaceae, ↑family Gentianaceae, ↑gentian family
• Member Meronyms: ↑Persian violet, ↑Exacum affine

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\\ˈeksəkəm\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, a kind of centaury, from Gaulish
1. capitalized : a genus of tropical Asiatic and African plants (family Gentianaceae) including one species (E. affine) of herbaceous biennials with bluish to dark lavender flowers that are often cultivated in the greenhouse
2. -s : any plant of the genus Exacum

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  • Exacum affine — noun perennial cultivated especially as a houseplant for its fragrant bluish to dark lavender flowers • Syn: ↑Persian violet • Hypernyms: ↑houseplant • Member Holonyms: ↑Exacum, ↑genus Exacum …   Useful english dictionary

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