Lawsonia

noun

Law·​so·​nia

lȯˈsōnēə

: a genus of tropical Old World shrubs (family Lythraceae) having tetramerous flowers and a four-celled capsular fruit see henna

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Isaac Lawson †1747 Scottish naturalist + New Latin -ia

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Rhymes for Lawsonia

• aphonia
• chelonia
• cladonia
• colonia
• dysphonia
• dystonia
• harmonia
• koinonia
• oogonia
• polonia
• sinfonia
• zirconia