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mertensia

American

[mer-ten-see-uh, -shee-uh, -shuh] / mərˈtɛn si ə, -ʃi ə, -ʃə /

noun

any of various plants belonging to the genus Mertensia, of the borage family, including the lungworts and the Virginia cowslip.

Etymology

Origin of mertensia

< New Latin (1797), after Franz Karl Mertens (died 1831), German botanist; see -ia

Example Sentences

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Lutkea, hedysarum, parnassia, epilobium, bluebell, solidago, habenaria, strawberry with fruit half grown, arctostaphylos, mertensia, erigeron, willows, tall grasses and alder are the principal species.

From Travels in Alaska by Muir, John

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