echium

noun

ech·​i·​um

ˈekēəm

1

capitalized : a genus of bristly herbs and some shrubs (family Boraginaceae) having an irregular corolla and unequal exserted stamens

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Echium

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek echion echium, from echis viper

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