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COBAEA
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
cobaea (plural cobaeas)
Any of the genus Cobaea of climbing plants, native to Mexico and South America.
Source: Wiktionary
Co*bæ"a, n. Etym: [Named after D. Cobo, a Spanish botanist.]
Definition: A genus of climbing plants, native of Mexico and South America. C. scandens is a consrvatory climber with large bell-shaped flowers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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