heliophila

heliophila
noun
any of various South African herbs and subshrubs cultivated for long showy racemes of bright blue flowers with white eyes
• Hypernyms: ↑flower
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Heliophila

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\\ˌhēlēˈäfələ\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from heli- (I) + -phila
: a genus of southern African annual or partly woody perennial herbs (family Cruciferae) sometimes cultivated for their long showy racemes of bright blue flowers with white eyes

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • genus Heliophila — noun genus of South African flowering herbs and subshrubs • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cruciferae, ↑family Cruciferae, ↑Brassicaceae, ↑family Brassicaceae, ↑mustard family …   Useful english dictionary

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