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columnea

col·um·ne·a [ kə lúmnee ə ] (plural col·um·ne·as or col·um·ne·a)


noun 
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tropical American plant: a tropical bushy or trailing plant grown as a houseplant. Flowers: colorful, tubular. Native to: America.  Genus Columnea.

[Late 18th century. < modern Latin Columna, Latinization of Fabio Colonna (1567-1640), Italian writer on plants]
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