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crossandra

[ kruh-san-druh, -sahn-, kraw- ]
/ krəˈsæn drə, -ˈsɑn-, krɔ- /

noun

any of several plants of the genus Crossandra, native to Africa and Asia, especially C. infundibuliformis, having glossy leaves and red-orange flowers and sometimes cultivated as a houseplant.

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Also called firecracker flower.

Origin of crossandra

<New Latin (1806) <Greek kross(oí) tassels, fringe + -andra, feminine of -andros, adj. derivative of anḗr man, male; hence, “having a fringed stamen”

Words nearby crossandra

Crosland, cross, cross a bridge when one comes to it, cross-action, cross-addicted, crossandra, cross as a bear, cross assembler, crossband, crossbar, crossbeam
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British Dictionary definitions for crossandra

crossandra
/ (krɒˈsɑːndrə) /

noun

any shrub of the free-flowering mostly African genus Crossandra, grown in greenhouses for their large yellow, lilac, or orange flowers: family Acanthaceae

Word Origin for crossandra

New Latin, from Greek krossos fringed + andros, genitive of anēr man, male (from the fringed anthers)
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