Linanthus

Linanthus
noun
a genus of herbs of the family Polemoniaceae; found in western United States
Syn: ↑genus Linanthus
Hypernyms: ↑plant genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Polemoniaceae, ↑family Polemoniaceae, ↑phlox family

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\\līˈnan(t)thəs\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from lin- (from Latin linum) + -anthus
: a genus of delicate herbs (family Polemoniaceae) of the western United States having opposite usually palmately divided leaves

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