BAPTISIA


Meaning of BAPTISIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bap-ˈti-zh(ē-)ə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Greek baptisis a dipping, from baptein

Date: circa 1868

: any of a genus ( Baptisia ) of North American plants of the legume family having showy papilionaceous flowers similar in form to those of the pea plant

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.