androsace

[ an-dros-uh-kee, -uh-see ]
/ ænˈdrɒs əˌki, -əˌsi /

noun

any plant of the genus Androsace, of the primrose family, having basal leaves and white or reddish flowers.

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Origin of androsace

< New Latin < Greek andrósakes a marine plant (perhaps equivalent to andrós (genitive of anḗr man) + -akes, derivative of ákos cure); probably misconstrued by Linnaeus as a compound with Greek sákos shield

Words nearby androsace

andropause, androphobia, androphore, andropov, andros, androsace, androscoggin, androsphinx, androspore, androstane, androstene
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Example sentences from the Web for androsace

  • In more sunny places a Primula and Androsace were in full flower.

    Western Himalaya and Tibet|Thomas Thomson

  • In another part grew an Androsace with two drooping flowers.

    Lachesis Lapponica|Carl von Linn

  • Wild flowers had also begun to vegetate: a violet was in flower on the banks of streamlets, as well as a Primula and an Androsace.

    Western Himalaya and Tibet|Thomas Thomson