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achimenes

American

[uh-kim-uh-neez] / əˈkɪm əˌniz /

noun

plural

achimenes

any of several tropical American herbs of the genus Achimenes, cultivated for their showy, tubular flowers.

achimenes British

/ ˌækɪˈmiːniːz /

noun

any plant of the tropical S American tuberous-rooted perennial genus Achimenes, with showy red, blue, or white tubular flowers, some of which are grown as greenhouse plants: family Gesneriaceae

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Etymology

Origin of achimenes

< New Latin (1791), alteration of Latin achaemenis < Greek achaimenís

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