PENSTEMON


Meaning of PENSTEMON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also pent·ste·mon pen(t)-ˈstē-mən, ˈpen(t)-stə-

Etymology: New Latin, from penta- + Greek stēmōn warp, thread — more at stamen

Date: 1760

: any of a genus ( Penstemon ) of chiefly American herbs of the snapdragon family with showy tubular flowers

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