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watsonia

[ wot-soh-nee-uh ]

noun

  1. any of various iridaceous plants of the genus Watsonia, native to southern Africa, having sword-shaped leaves and spikes of white or reddish flowers.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of watsonia1

< New Latin (1759); named after William Watson (1715–87), Scottish naturalist; -ia

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