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androsace
[an-dros-uh-kee, -uh-see]
noun
any plant of the genus Androsace, of the primrose family, having basal leaves and white or reddish flowers.
Word History and Origins
Origin of androsace1
Example Sentences
From his bookshelf he picked out a guide to the flora of the Alps, and opened it to the entry for Androsace septentrionalis, the pigmy rock jasmine.
There was also a beautiful little white saxifrage with yellow and brown spots inside the flower, a delightful pink androsace, and dwarf delphiniums with their single deep-blue flowers.
Androsace cham�jasme, Hort., var. coronata, Wall.
Glaux maritima, L. Androsace sessiliflora, Turrill, sp. nov.
Androsace.—Pretty dwarf rock plants, requiring rather careful management and a gritty soil.
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