Stenandrium

//ˌstɛˈnændɹiəm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of the genus Stenandrium of flowering plants of the Americas.

    "Stenandriums are evergreen, mostly stemless, herbaceous perennials with undivided, toothless, basal leaves and small, asymmetrical flowers in spikes."

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gerardiashaggytuft

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"Stenandriums are evergreen, mostly stemless, herbaceous perennials with undivided, toothless, basal leaves and small, asymmetrical flowers in spikes."

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek στενός (stenós) Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr Proto-Hellenic *anḗr Ancient Greek ἀνδρός (andrós) Proto-Indo-European *-yós Old Latin -ios Latin -ium taxonomic name Stenandriumlbor. English stenandrium Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Stenandrium.

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