mimulus

/ (ˈmɪmjʊləs) /


Origin of mimulus

1
New Latin, from Greek mimō ape (from the shape of the corolla)

Words Nearby mimulus

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How to use mimulus in a sentence

  • Along the rills Gentiana calycosa, Arnica chamissonis and mimulus lewisii form banks of color.

    Mount Rainier | Various
  • The modest yellow mimulus along the water-courses is the first to come and the last to go.

  • Under foot were white violets and wee, monkey-faced mimulus, with occasionally a rare scarlet monkey-flower.

    Unexplored! | Allen Chaffee
  • Among these grows a thick bunch of mimulus or monkey-plant, well known in gardens, here flourishing alone beside the stream.

    Field and Hedgerow | Richard Jefferies
  • The well-known Musk is a mimulus (M. moschatus), and is as easily grown from seed as other varieties.