cobaea

  • 121cathedral bells — noun plural Usage: often capitalized C : a plant of the genus Cobaea; specifically : an herb (C. scandens) called also cup and saucer vine …

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  • 122cup-and-saucer vine — noun Etymology: so called from the shape of the flower : cathedral bells * * * /kup euhn saw seuhr/ a woody, Mexican vine, Cobaea scandens, of the phlox family, having bell shaped, violet colored or greenish purple flowers with an inflated,… …

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  • 123rosenbergia — ˌrōzənˈbərgēə, rjēə Etymology: New Latin, perhaps from Caroline Rosenberg died 1902 Dan. amateur botanist + New Latin ia synonym of cobaea …

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  • 124co|bae|a — «koh BEE uh», noun. any one of a genus of tropical American plants, especially a vine with pinnate leaves, and large, bell shaped, purple or white flowers, familiar in cultivation ╂[< New Latin Cobaea < Father Cobo, a Jesuit missionary and… …

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