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Hibbertia

noun

evergreen heathlike or scandent shrubs of Madagascar; Australasia; Polynesia

• Syn: ↑genus Hibbertia

• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Dilleniaceae, ↑family Dilleniaceae

• Member Meronyms: ↑guinea gold vine, ↑guinea flower

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\\hiˈbərd.ēə, -rsh(ē)ə\ noun

Etymology: New Latin, from George Hibbert died 1837 English merchant and botanist + New Latin -ia

1. capitalized : a genus of Australasian shrubs (family Dilleniaceae) having showy yellow or white flowers with numerous stamens and five fugacious petals

2. -s : any plant of the genus Hibbertia

Useful english dictionary. 2012.