thunbergia

noun

thun·​ber·​gia

ˌthənˈbərj(ē)ə

1

capitalized : a genus of herbs or twining woody vines (family Acanthaceae) native to the tropics of the Old World and having opposite leaves and large flowers succeeded by beaked capsules see black-eyed susan , clock vine

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Thunbergia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Carl P. Thunberg †1828 Swedish botanist + New Latin -ia

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