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streptocarpus

strep·to·car·pus [ strèptə krpəss ] (plural strep·to·car·pus·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
plant with tubular flowers: a plant that often has only one large leaf. Flowers: brightly colored, tubular. Native to: subtropical regions.  Genus Streptocarpus.

[Early 19th century. < modern Latin< Greek streptos "twisted" + karpos "fruit"; because its fruit is spirally twisted]
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