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browallia

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bro·wal·li·a   (brə-wä'lē-ə)   
n.  Any of various tropical American herbs of the genus Browallia, having blue, violet, or white flowers with united petals.

[New Latin Browallia, genus name, after Bishop John Browall (1707-1755), Swedish botanist.]
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