SALPIGLOSSIS


Meaning of SALPIGLOSSIS in English

ˌsalpəˈgläsə̇s, -glȯs- noun

Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek salpinx trumpet + glōssa tongue — more at gloss (explanation)

1. capitalized : a small genus of Chilean herbs (family Solanaceae) having large funnel-shaped variously colored and often showily marked flowers with a tubular 5-cleft calyx

2. -es : any plant of the genus Salpiglossis

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