ECHIUM

Echium, genus Echium

(noun) a genus of bristly herbs and shrubs of the family Boraginaceae

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

echium (plural echiums)

(botany) Any member of the genus Echium of flowering plants.

Source: Wiktionary



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