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‖ montbretia|mɒntˈbriːʃ(ɪ)ə| [mod.L. (De Candolle), named after A. F. E. Coquebert de Montbret, a French botanist (1780–1801).] A genus of iridaceous plants, bearing bright orange-coloured flowers; a plant of this genus.
[1845Lindley Veg. Kingd. (1846) 161.] 1899Daily News 22 July 4/4 Nasturtiums, montbretias, etc. 1900Book of Gardening 352 Those [Tritonias] usually catalogued as Montbretias are the most popular. |