androsace

[ an-dros-uh-kee, -uh-see ]

/ ænˈdrɒs əˌki, -əˌsi /

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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

androphile, androphobia, androphore, Andropov, Andros, androsace, Androscoggin, androsphinx, androspore, androsterone, Androuet du Cerceau

How to use androsace in a sentence

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