penstemon

[pen-stee-muhn, pen-stuh-muhn]

pen·ste·mon

[pen-stee-muhn, pen-stuh-muhn]
noun
any of numerous chiefly North American plants belonging to the genus Penstemon, of the figwort family, some species of which are cultivated for their showy, variously colored flowers.


Origin:
1750–60; variant of pentstemon (> Neo-Latin Penstemon genus name)
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penstemon (pɛnˈstiːmən)
 
n
a variant (esp US) of pentstemon

pentstemon or esp (US) penstemon (pɛntˈstiːmən)
 
n
any scrophulariaceous plant of the North American genus Penstemon (or Pentstemon), having white, pink, red, blue, or purple flowers with five stamens, one of which is bearded and sterile
 
[C18: New Latin, from penta- + Greek stēmōn thread (here: stamen)]
 
penstemon or esp (US) penstemon
 
n
 
[C18: New Latin, from penta- + Greek stēmōn thread (here: stamen)]

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