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brunfelsia

[ broon-fel-zee-uh ]

noun

  1. any of various shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Brunfelsia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having white or purple tubular or bell-shaped flowers.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of brunfelsia1

< New Latin (Linnaeus), named in honor of Otto Brunfels (circa 1488–1534), German humanist scholar and pioneer botanist; -ia

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