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strep·to·car·pus | \ ˌstrep-tə-ˈkär-pəs 
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\ plural streptocarpuses also streptocarpus
Definition of streptocarpus
: any of a genus (Streptocarpus) of usually stemless African gesneriads that have showy brightly colored flowers with funnel-shaped corollas
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The first known use of streptocarpus was in 1828
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