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crossandra
[ kruh-san-druh, -sahn-, kraw- ]
noun
- any of several plants of the genus Crossandra, native to Africa and Asia, especially C. infundibuliformis, having glossy leaves and red-orange flowers and sometimes cultivated as a houseplant.
crossandra
/ °ì°ùɒˈ²õɑ˲Իå°ùÉ™ /
noun
- any shrub of the free-flowering mostly African genus Crossandra, grown in greenhouses for their large yellow, lilac, or orange flowers: family Acanthaceae
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of crossandra1
< New Latin (1806) < Greek kross ( ´Çà ) tassels, fringe + -andra, feminine of -andros, adj. derivative of ²¹²Ôḗr man, male; hence, “having a fringed stamenâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of crossandra1
New Latin, from Greek krossos fringed + andros, genitive of ²¹²Ôŧ°ù man, male (from the fringed anthers)
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