Dipladenia

noun

Dip·​la·​de·​nia

ˌdipləˈdēnēə

: a genus of tropical South American woody vines (family Apocynaceae) having large varicolored racemose flowers

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from dipl- + Greek aden-, adēn gland + New Latin -ia; from the pair of nectar glands

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