Definition of Anchietea
:a genus of South American climbing shrubs (family Violaceae) with white clustered flowers and thin capsules
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Anchietea
noun
An·chi·e·tea
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ˌaŋkēˈēshēə
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ˌanchē-
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-ˈētēə
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Origin and Etymology of anchietea
borrowed from New Latin, from José de Anchieta †1597 Spanish Jesuit missionary in Brazil + New Latin -ea, feminine of Latin -eus-eous
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