cobaea
/ (kəʊˈbiːə) /
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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
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Word Origin for cobaea
named after Bernabé Cobo (1572–1659), Jesuit missionary and naturalist
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