crossandra

crossandra: /kreuh san"dreuh, -sahn"-, kraw-/, n.

any of several plants of the genus Crossandra, native to Africa and Asia, esp. C. infundibuliformis, having glossy leaves and red-orange flowers and sometimes cultivated as a houseplant. Also called firecracker flower.

[ < NL (1806) < Gk kross(oí) tassels, fringe + -andra, fem. of -andros, adj. deriv. of anér man, male; hence, "having a fringed stamen"]

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crossandra /kro-sänˈdrə/

noun

Any evergreen shrub of the genus Crossandra, cultivated for their pink, yellow or red flowers

ORIGIN: New L, from Gr krossos fringed, and andros genitive of anēr male (signifying anther)

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Crossandra — nilotica Systematik Asteriden Euasteriden I Ordnung … Deutsch Wikipedia
Crossandra — infundibuliformis Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
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Crossandra — (C. Salisb.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Acanthaceae Echmatacanthi Justicieae Aphelandreae, Arten: C. infundibuliformis u. C. spicata, in Ostindien … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
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crossandra — /kreuh san dreuh, sahn , kraw /, n. any of several plants of the genus Crossandra, native to Africa and Asia, esp. C. infundibuliformis, having glossy leaves and red orange flowers and sometimes cultivated as a houseplant. Also called firecracker … Universalium
Crossandra infundibuliformis — Crossandra infundibuliformis … Wikipedia Español
Crossandra infundibuliformis — Firecracker Flower Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia

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