ˌfābēˈanə, -ˈä- also -ˈā- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, after Francisco Fabián y Fuero died 1801 Spanish archbishop and naturalist
: a genus of heathlike evergreen shrubs (family Solanaceae) of Central and So. America that have numerous small white or lavender tubular flowers and are sometimes cultivated in the cool greenhouse or in the open in frost-free areas