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