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baptisia definition

bap·ti·sia (bap tiz′ē ə, -tiz̸h′ə)

noun

any of a genus (Baptisia) of herbs of the pea family, including a common wildflower of the E U.S.; wild indigo

Etymology: ModL < Gr baptisis, a dipping: see baptize

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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