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collinsia definition

☆ col·lin·sia (kə lin′sē ə, -zē ə)

noun

any of a genus (Collinsia) of hardy, low-growing plants of the figwort family, with flowers arranged in whorls

Etymology: ModL, after Z. Collins (1764-1831), Am botanist

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