CELOSIA

Celosia, genus Celosia

(noun) annual or perennial herbs or vines of tropical and subtropical America and Asia and Africa

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

celosia (plural celosias)

An ornamental amaranth of the genus Celosia

Anagrams

• Coalies, coalise

Source: Wiktionary



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