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thunbergia (iou)



thunbergia noun. L18.
[mod. Latin (see below), from C. P. Thunberg (1743-1822), Swedish botanist + -IA1.]
Any of various tropical chiefly climbing plants of the genus Thunbergia, of the acanthus family, which includes many species cultivated in greenhouses for their showy flowers.