HyperDic: exacum

English > 1 sense of the word Exacum:
NOUNplantExacum, genus Exacumgenus of tropical Asiatic and African plants
English > Exacum: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninggenus of tropical Asiatic and African plants: especially Persian violets.
Synonymgenus Exacum
Member ofGentianaceae, family Gentianaceae, gentian familychiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers
MembersPersian violet, Exacum affineperennial cultivated especially as a houseplant for its fragrant bluish to dark lavender flowers
Broaderdicot genus, magnoliopsid genusgenus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
Spanishexacum, genus exacum
Catalanexacum, genus exacum

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