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
- shrub althaea
- shrub althea
- shrub garden
- shrub layer
- shrub mallow
- shrub oak
- shrub stratum
- shrub yellowroot
- shrub-like
- shrubbed
- shrubberied
- shrubberies
- shrubbery
- shrubbier
- shrubbiest
- shrubbiness
- shrubbinesses
- shrubbing
- shrubby
- shrubby althaea
- shrubby althea
- shrubby bittersweet
- shrubby cinquefoil
- shrubby fern
- shrubby horsetail