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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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