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houstonia

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hous⋅to⋅ni⋅a

  [hoo-stoh-nee-uh]
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–noun
any North American plant, belonging to the genus Houstonia, of the madder family, esp. H. caerulea, the common bluet.
Origin:
1755–65; < NL, named after Dr. W. Houston (d. 1733), British botanist; see -ia
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