achimenes

[ uh-kim-uh-neez ]

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noun

, plural a·chim·e·nes.

any of several tropical American herbs of the genus Achimenes, cultivated for their showy, tubular flowers.

achimenes

/ ˌækɪˈmiːniːz /

any plant of the tropical S American tuberous-rooted perennial genus Achimenes, with showy red, blue, or white tubular flowers, some of which are grown as greenhouse plants: family Gesneriaceae

< New Latin (1791), alteration of Latin achaemenis < Greek achaimenís

from Latin achaemenis, from Greek achaimenis, a species of euphorbia

Achimenes are stove bulbs and cannot be grown without a sufficiency of heat.

Trevirana or Achimenes, and Columnea, are removed to Gesneriace.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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