n.
Pronunciation: ˌ strep-t ə - ' kär-p ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -carpus · es also -carpus
Etymology: New Latin, from strepto- + -carpus -carpous
Date: 1828
: any of a genus ( Streptocarpus ) of usually stemless African gesneriads that have showy brightly colored flowers with funnel-shaped corollas