cuphea
[ kyoo-fee-uh ]
/ ˈkyu fi ə /
noun
any of various New World plants belonging to the genus Cuphea, of the loosestrife family, having tubular, usually reddish or purple flowers.
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Origin of cuphea
<New Latin (1756), irregular <Greek kŷph(os) hump (from the protuberance at the base of the calyx tube) + New Latin -ea-ea
Words nearby cuphea
cupferron, Cup Final, cupflower, cupful, cup fungus, cuphea, cupholder, Cupid, cupidity, Cupid's arrows, Cupid's bow
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Example sentences from the Web for cuphea
Cuphea does not act with equal promptness in all forms of cholera infantum.
In these two classes Cuphea acts promptly and generally permanently.