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Abronia

noun

genus of western North American herbs having showy flowers

• Syn: ↑genus Abronia

• Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Nyctaginaceae, ↑family Nyctaginaceae, ↑Allioniaceae, ↑family Allioniaceae, ↑four-o'clock family

• Member Meronyms: ↑sand verbena

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\\əˈbrōnēə\ noun

Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek habros graceful, delicate + New Latin -ia — more at habro-

1. capitalized : a genus of herbs (family Nyctaginaceae) native to western No. America having showy fragrant flowers in bracted heads and with the salver-shaped calyx having a 3-winged base — see sand verbena

2. -s : any plant of the genus Abronia

Useful english dictionary. 2012.