brazilian spiderflower

brazilian spiderflower
noun or brazilian spiderwort
Usage: usually capitalized B
: any of certain Brazilian shrubs of the genus Tibouchina (as T. semidecandra) used in cultivation and having dark green leaves with conspicuous veins and clusters of large purple flowers

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