Amsinckia
noun
Am·sinck·ia
amˈsiŋkēə
: a genus of rough annual herbs (family Boraginaceae) with oblong leaves and scorpioid-spicate yellow flowers, at least the lowest being leafy-bracted see fiddle-neck sense 2
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Wilhelm Amsinck †1831 German botanist + New Latin -ia
First Known Use
1836, in the meaning defined above
- anthropopsychic
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- anthryl
- anthrylene
- anthurium
- anthuriums
- Anthus
- anthuses
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