Allionia

noun

Al·​li·​o·​nia

ˌalēˈōnēə,

-nyə

: a genus of chiefly American herbs (family Nyctaginaceae) having opposite entire leaves and small panicled flowers

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Carlo Allioni †1804 Italian physician and botanist + New Latin -ia

First Known Use

circa 1773, in the meaning defined above

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