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nierembergia

noun

any of various plants of the genus Nierembergia having upturned bell-shaped flowers

• Syn: ↑cupflower

• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant

• Hyponyms: ↑whitecup, ↑Nierembergia repens, ↑Nierembergia rivularis, ↑tall cupflower, ↑Nierembergia frutescens

• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Nierembergia

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\\ˌnirəmˈbərjēə, -rgēə\ noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Juan E. Nieremberg died 1658 Spanish Jesuit naturalist and author + New Latin -ia

1. capitalized : a genus of tropical American creeping herbs (family Solanaceae) having solitary white or purple flowers and a slender corolla tube bearing five exserted stamens at its apex

2. -s : any plant of the genus Nierembergia — called also cupflower

Useful english dictionary. 2012.