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frax⋅i⋅nel⋅la

  [frak-suh-nel-uh]
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–noun
gas plant.
Origin:
1655–65; < NL, equiv. to L frāxin(us) ash tree + -ella fem. dim. suffix

gas plant

 
–noun
a plant, Dictamnus albus, of the rue family, native to Eurasia, having clusters of white or reddish flowers and strong-smelling foliage that emits a flammable vapor.
Also called fraxinella, dittany.
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frax·i·nel·la   (frāk'sə-něl'ə)   
n.  See gas plant.

[New Latin, diminutive of Latin fraxinus, ash tree; see bherəg- in Indo-European roots.]
gas plant  
n.  A Eurasian plant (Dictamnus albus) having aromatic foliage and white flowers and emitting a flammable vapor. Also called burning bush, dittany, fraxinella.
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fraxinella

ornamental, gland-covered perennial herb, of the rue family (Rutaceae), native to Eurasia. The flowers (white or pink) and the leaves give off a strong aromatic vapour which can be ignited, hence the names gas plant and burning bush.

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