streptocarpus
strep·to·car·pus
noun \ˌstrep-tə-ˈkär-pəs\ plural strep·to·carpus·es also strep·to·carpus
Definition of STREPTOCARPUS
: any of a genus (Streptocarpus) of usually stemless African gesneriads that have showy brightly colored flowers with funnel-shaped corollas
Origin of STREPTOCARPUS
New Latin, from strepto- + -carpus -carpous
First Known Use: 1828
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