ˌstreptəˈkärpəs noun
Etymology: New Latin, from strepto- (from Greek, from streptos twisted) + -carpus
1. capitalized : a genus of usually stemless African herbs (family Gesneriaceae) having showy blue or purple flowers that have two stamens and a funnel-shaped corolla with a 2-lipped limb and are followed by a linear spirally twisted capsule splitting into 2 or 4 valves — see cape primrose
2. -es : any plant of the genus Streptocarpus