any of a genus (Mimulus) of plants of the figwort family, with snapdragonlike flowers having a corolla whose appearance suggests a gape or grimace
monkey flower
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monkey flower
noun
Any of various herbs or shrubs of the genus Mimulus, having variously colored, two-lipped flowers.
Origin of monkey flower
From the pattern of spots on its flowersTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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