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saintpaulia

/ səntˈpɔːlɪə /

noun

  1. another name for African violet
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of saintpaulia1

C20: New Latin, named after Baron W. von Saint Paul, German soldier (died 1910), who discovered it

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