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| pen·ste·mon [ pen stmən, pénstəmən ] (plural pen·ste·mons) |
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flowering plant like snapdragon: a plant belonging to the figwort family. Flowers: large, brightly-colored, with five stamens, one of which is sterile. Native to: North America. Genus Penstemon.
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| [Mid-18th century. < modern Latin< Greek penta- "five" + stēmōn "warp, thread" (taken to mean "stamen," after Latin stamen, its equivalent)] |
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