cobaea
/ (kəʊˈbiːə) /
noun
any climbing shrub of the tropical American genus Cobaea, esp C. scandens, grown for its large trumpet-shaped purple or white flowers: family Polemoniaceae
Nearby words
coaxial cable, cob, cob coal, cob money, cob pie, cobaea, cobalamin, cobalt, cobalt 60, cobalt bloom, cobalt blue
Word Origin for cobaea
named after Bernabé Cobo (1572–1659), Jesuit missionary and naturalist
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