aeschynanthus
noun
aes·chy·nan·thus
ˌe-skə-ˈnan(t)-thəs
1
capitalized : a genus of East Indian ornamental woody epiphytic plants (family Gesneriaceae) having red or orange flowers and seeds that bear one bristle or hair at the apex and one or more at the base
2
plural -es : a plant of the genus Aeschynanthus
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek aischynē shame + New Latin -anthus; from the red flowers, thought of as blushing
First Known Use
1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- cupreous
- Cupressaceae
- cupressaceaes
- cupressi
- cupressineous
- cupressinoxylon
- Cupressus
- cupressuses
- cupressusses
- cupri-
- cupric
- cupric acetate
- cupric ammonia complex
- cupric chloride
- cupric citrate
- cupric hydroxide
- cupric oxide
- cupric sulfide
- cupriccer
- cupriccest
- cupricer
- cupricest
- cupriferous
- cuprite
- cuprites