ˈlōəsə noun
Etymology: New Latin
1. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Loasaceae) of tropical American prickly herbs having 10 staminodia and a 3- to 5-valved capsule
2. -s : any plant or flower of the genus Loasa
ˈlōəsə noun
Etymology: New Latin
1. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Loasaceae) of tropical American prickly herbs having 10 staminodia and a 3- to 5-valved capsule
2. -s : any plant or flower of the genus Loasa
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012