HOUSTONIA

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

houstonia (plural houstonias)

(botany) Any of the genus Houstonia of rubiaceous flowering plants.

Source: Wiktionary


Hous*to"ni*a, n. [NL. So named after Dr. William Houston, an English surgeon and botanist.] (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of small rubiaceous herbs, having tetramerous salveform blue or white flower. There are about twenty species, natives of North America. Also, a plant of this genus.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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