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cobaea

British  
/ kəʊˈbiːə /

noun

  1. 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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Etymology

Origin of cobaea

named after Bernabé Cobo (1572–1659), Jesuit missionary and naturalist

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