mimulus

/ ˈmɪmjʊləs /

noun

1. See monkey flower
   See monkey flower

Word History and Origins

Origin of mimulus¹

New Latin, from Greek mimō ape (from the shape of the corolla)

Example Sentences

Along the rills Gentiana calycosa, Arnica chamissonis and Mimulus lewisii form banks of color.

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The modest yellow Mimulus along the water-courses is the first to come and the last to go.

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Under foot were white violets and wee, monkey-faced mimulus, with occasionally a rare scarlet monkey-flower.

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Among these grows a thick bunch of mimulus or monkey-plant, well known in gardens, here flourishing alone beside the stream.

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The well-known Musk is a Mimulus (M. moschatus), and is as easily grown from seed as other varieties.

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