mimulus

British  

/ ˈmɪmjʊləs /

noun

1. See monkey flower

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Etymology

Origin of mimulus

New Latin, from Greek mimō ape (from the shape of the corolla)

Example Sentences

At first sight only these radiant crystals are likely to be noticed, but looking closely you discover a multitude of very small gilias, phloxes, mimulus, etc., many of them with more petals than leaves.

From The Yosemite by Muir, John

Here, too, a new mimulus pours floods of yellow light, and high above them all the yucca rears its great plume of purple and white.

From Our Italy by Warner, Charles Dudley

Of late years the mimulus has gilded the bank of one of the ditches. 

From John Keble's Parishes by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

Among these grows a thick bunch of mimulus or monkey-plant, well known in gardens, here flourishing alone beside the stream.

From Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies by Jefferies, Richard

Celery, sorrel, lupine, wild pea, chicory, and mimulus are met with in every direction, as well as many pot-herbs, the use of which helped to keep the crews in health.

From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century by Benett, Léon