n.
Pronunciation: ˌ sal-p ə - ' glä-s ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek salpinx trumpet + gl ō ssa tongue ― more at GLOSS
Date: 1827
: any of a small genus ( Salpiglossis ) of Chilean herbs of the nightshade family with large funnel-shaped varicolored flowers often strikingly marked