crossandra

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(krə san′drə, -sän′-, krô-)

cros•san•dra (krə san′drə, -sän′-, krô-),USA pronunciation n.

Plant Biologyany of several plants of the genus Crossandra, native to Africa and Asia, esp. C. infundibuliformis, having glossy leaves and red-orange flowers and sometimes cultivated as a houseplant. Also called firecracker flower.

Greek kross(oí) tassels, fringe + -andra, feminine of -andros, adjective, adjectival derivative of ané̄r man, male; hence, "having a fringed stamen''
Neo-Latin (1806)

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