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aubrietia

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au⋅brie⋅tia

[aw-bree-shuh, -shee-uh, oh-bree-]
–noun
any of several plants belonging to the genus Aubrietia, of the mustard family, forming dense mats and having numerous small, purplish flowers.

Origin:
1763; < NL, named after Claude Aubriet (1651–1743), French painter of plants and animals; see -a 2
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