Wahlenbergia

noun

Wah·​len·​ber·​gia

ˌwälənˈbərjēə

: a genus of perennial herbs (family Campanulaceae) chiefly of the southern hemisphere that differs from the closely related genus Campanula in the loculicidal capsule

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Göran Wahlenberg †1851 Swedish botanist + New Latin -ia

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