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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
andropause, androphobia, androphore, Andropov, Andros, androsace, Androscoggin, androsphinx, androspore, androstane, androstene
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How to use androsace in a sentence
In more sunny places a Primula and Androsace were in full flower.
Western Himalaya and Tibet|Thomas ThomsonIn another part grew an Androsace with two drooping flowers.
Lachesis Lapponica|Carl von LinnWild 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