Amoreuxia

noun

Am·​o·​reux·​ia

ˌaməˈrüksēə,

-zh(ē)ə

: a genus of herbs or undershrubs (family Cochlospermaceae) of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico having palmate leaves and large flowers

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Pierre Joseph Amoreux †1824 French physician + New Latin -ia

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

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