Definition of Adenophora
: a genus of herbs (family Campanulaceae) of Europe and Asia that are distinguished by the cushionlike disk or gland around the base of the style
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Origin and Etymology of adenophora
New Latin, from aden- + -phora
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First Known Use: circa 1827
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