ruellia
noun
ru·el·lia
rüˈelēə
1
capitalized : a very large genus of chiefly tropical American herbs and shrubs (family Acanthaceae) that have showy solitary or paniculate flowers with the simple or 2-lobed style recurved at the apex and the ovary 2-celled
2
plural -s : any plant or flower of the genus Ruellia
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Jean Ruel (latinized Ruellius) †1539 French physician and botanist + New Latin -ia
First Known Use
1751, in the meaning defined above