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sabbatia

noun
sab·​ba·​tia | \səˈbāsh(ē)ə, -batēə\

Definition of sabbatia 

1 capitalized : a genus of smooth slender North American herbs (family Gentianaceae) with opposite leaves and showy white or rose-pink cymose flowers — see marsh pink

2 plural -s : any plant of the genus Sabbatia — see american centaury

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History and Etymology for sabbatia

New Latin, from Liberatus Sabbati, 18th century Italian botanist + New Latin -ia

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