houstonia

[ hoo-stoh-nee-uh ]

/ huˈstoʊ ni ə /

noun

any North American plant, belonging to the genus Houstonia, of the madder family, especially H. caerulea, the common bluet.

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Origin of houstonia

1755–65; < New Latin, named after Dr. W. Houston (died 1733), British botanist; see -ia

Words nearby houstonia

housing start, housman, houssay, houston, houston, sam, houstonia, houstonian, houting, houyhnhnm, hov, hov lane

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Example sentences from the Web for houstonia

Our houstonia and hepatica would probably become a deep blue in that country.
Fresh Fields|John Burroughs
Under a warm bank found two flowers of the houstonia in bloom.
Wake-Robin|John Burroughs
That sociablest of flowers, the little Houstonia, was very abundant.
A Wonder Book for Girls & Boys|Nathaniel Hawthorne
In another locality I might have brought him dwarf cornel, or the houstonia, or wood-sorrel, or the evening-primrose.
Under the Maples|John Burroughs

Houstonia and Mitchella, or Partridge-berry, are excellent and familiar examples.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for houstonia

houstonia

/ (huːˈstəʊnɪə) /

noun

any small North American rubiaceous plant of the genus Houstonia, having blue, white, or purple flowers

Word Origin for houstonia

C19: named after Dr. William Houston (died 1733), Scottish botanist

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