HyperDic: loasa

English > 1 sense of the word *loasa*:
NOUN	plant	loasa	any of various perennial South American plants of the genus Loasa having stinging hairs and showy white or yellow or reddish-orange flowers

English > *loasa*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any of various perennial South American plants of the genus Loasa having stinging hairs and showy white or yellow or reddish-orange flowers.
Member of	genus Loasa	genus of tropical American prickly herbs or subshrubs
Broader	herb, herbaceous plant	A plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanish	loasa