noun
a plant of the genus Aeschynanthus having somewhat red or orange flowers and seeds having distinctive hairs at base and apex
• Hypernyms: ↑air plant, ↑epiphyte, ↑aerophyte, ↑epiphytic plant
• Hyponyms: ↑lipstick plant, ↑Aeschynanthus radicans
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Aeschynanthus
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\\ˌeskəˈnan(t)thəs\ nounEtymology: New Latin, from Greek aischynē shame + New Latin -anthus; from the red flowers, thought of as blushing
1. capitalized : a genus of East Indian ornamental woody epiphytic plants (family Gesneriaceae) having red or orange flowers and seeds that bear one bristle or hair at the apex and one or more at the base
Useful english dictionary. 2012.