hygrophila

noun

hy·​groph·​i·​la

hīˈgräfələ

1

capitalized : a genus of aquatic herbaceous or woody plants (family Acanthaceae) having leaves resembling those of the willow

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Hygrophila

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from hygr- + -phila

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