Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of gamopetalous plants, of the order Gesneraceæ, tribe Cyrtandreæ, and subtribe Didymocarpeæ.

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  • noun Any of several plants of the genus Streptocarpus; the Cape primroses

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  • noun any of various plants of the genus Streptocarpus having leaves in a basal rosette and flowers like primroses

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[New Latin, genus name : strepto– + -carpus, -carpous.]

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