tibouchina
noun
tib·ou·chi·na
ˌtibəˈkīnə,
-kēnə
1
capitalized : a large genus of South American shrubs or rarely herbs (family Melastomaceae) having entire 5- to 7-nerved leaves and trichotomous panicles of large purple flowers with a hairy calyx, 10 stamens, and a 5-celled ovary see glory-bush, spiderflower sense 2
2
plural -s : any plant of the genus Tibouchina
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from tibouch (from native name in Guiana) + -ina
- helmetflower
- helmetfloweres
- helmetflowers
- helmeting
- helmetlike
- helmetpod
- helmets
- Helmholtz
- Helmholtz coil
- Helmholtz double layer
- Helmholtz resonator
- helmholtzes
- helming
- helminth
- Helminthes
- helminthiases
- helminthiasis
- helminthic
- helminthics
- Helminthocladiaceae
- helminthoid
- helminthological
- helminthologies
- helminthologists
- helminthology