moraea

[ muh-ree-uh ]

noun

1. any of various plants belonging to the genera Moraea and Dietes, of the iris family, native to tropical Africa.

Word History and Origins

Origin of moraea¹

< New Latin (1758), irregular after Robert More (1703–80), English plant collector; -ea

Example Sentences

Moraea Iridioides.—These plants flower in May, and require the same treatment as Ixias.

From Project Gutenberg

In accordance with the biogenetic law, the morula recalls the ancestral form of the Moraea, or simple colony of Protozoa.

From Project Gutenberg