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nemophila definition

ne·mophi·la (nē mäf′ə lə, nə-)

noun

any of a genus (Nemophila) of annual W American plants of the waterleaf family, cultivated for garden ornament

Etymology: ModL < Gr nemos, a wooded pasture, orig. wooded valley (< IE base *nem-, to bend, form a hollow > namaste) + ModL -phila, suffix indicating attraction toward < L, neut. pl. of -philus, -philous

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