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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