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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