jacobinia

noun

jaco·​bin·​ia

ˌjakəˈbinēə,

ˌjāk-

1

capitalized : a genus of tropical American herbs and shrubs (family Acanthaceae) having tubular red or orange bilabiate flowers with two stamens

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Jacobinia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Jacobina, Brazil + New Latin -ia

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