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sal·pi·glos·sis (sal′pi gläs′is)

noun

a Chilean annual plant (Salpiglossis sinuata) of the nightshade family, cultivated for the long-stalked, trumpet-shaped flowers

Etymology: ModL < Gr salpinx, a trumpet + glōssis, tongue: see gloss

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