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embothrium
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noun
- any evergreen shrub of the genus Embothrium , esp E. coccineum , native to South America but widely cultivated as an ornamental for its scarlet flowers: family Proteaceae Also calledChilean firebush
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of embothrium1
C19: from em- + Greek bothrion small pit (referring to its anthers)
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Embothrium coccineum, or Chilean fire trees, are a Queen Anne neighborhood destination as they come into bloom in May.
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Such are the beautiful Lapageria and Philesia, the grand Pitcairneas, and the genera Fuchsia, Mitraria, Embothrium, Escallonia, Desfontainea, Eccremocarpus, and many Gesneraceae.
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