uvularian.
/juːvjʊˈlɛːrɪə/ Botany.† 1. The Southern European shrub Ruscus Hypoglossum.
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1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Uvularia, the Herb Horse-tongue.
2. One or other species of Uvularia, a small liliaceous genus typical of the tribe Uvulareæ of melanthaceous plants.
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1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 271 A plant like an Uvularia in habit.
1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 199 Uvularias are said to be simply astringent.
1851 S. Warner Wide Wide World II. xl. 152 Wild columbine, the delicate corydalis, and more uvularias, which she called yellow bells.
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