commelina
noun
com·me·li·na
\ˌkäməˈlīnə, -lēnə\
Definition of commelina
1 capitalized : a large widely distributed genus (the type of the family Commelinaceae) of herbs of branching or creeping habit with flowers having one petal smaller than the other two
2 plural -s : any plant of the genus Commelina
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Origin and Etymology of commelina
New Latin, after Kaspar Commelin †1731 Dutch botanist
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