crossandra
drə, -ˈsɑn-, krɔ- noun
any of several plants of the genus Crossandra, native to Africa and Asia, especially C. infundibuliformis, having glossy leaves and red-orange flowers and sometimes cultivated as a houseplant.
Also called firecracker flower.
Origin:
< Neo-Latin (1806) < Greek kross(oí) tassels, fringe + -andra, feminine of -andros, adj. derivative of anḗr man, male; hence, “having a fringed stamen”
< Neo-Latin (1806) < Greek kross(oí) tassels, fringe + -andra, feminine of -andros, adj. derivative of anḗr man, male; hence, “having a fringed stamen”
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| —n | |
| any shrub of the free-flowering mostly African genus Crossandra, grown in greenhouses for their large yellow, lilac, or orange flowers: family Acanthaceae | |
| [New Latin, from Greek krossos fringed + andros, genitive of anēr man, male (from the fringed anthers)] | |
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