commelina

noun

com·​me·​li·​na

ˌkäməˈlīnə,

-lēnə

1

capitalized : a large widely distributed genus (the type of the family Commelinaceae) of herbs of branching or creeping habit with flowers having one petal smaller than the other two

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Commelina

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, after Kaspar Commelin †1731 Dutch botanist

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