soldanella

noun

sol·​da·​nel·​la

ˌsäldəˈnelə,

ˌsōl-

1

capitalized : a small genus of European low-growing perennial alpine herbs (family Primulaceae) having basal fleshy leaves and nodding scapose blue or pink flowers with the corolla lobes often fringed

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Soldanella

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Italian, soldanella

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