NOUN | plant | Exacum, genus Exacum | genus of tropical Asiatic and African plants |
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Meaning | genus of tropical Asiatic and African plants: especially Persian violets. | |
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Synonym | genus Exacum | |
Member of | Gentianaceae, family Gentianaceae, gentian family | chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers |
Members | Persian violet, Exacum affine | perennial cultivated especially as a houseplant for its fragrant bluish to dark lavender flowers |
Broader | dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus | genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination |
Spanish | exacum, genus exacum | |
Catalan | exacum, genus exacum |
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