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aubrietia

Syllabification: (au·brie·tia)
Pronunciation: /ôˈbrēSH(ē)ə/
(also aubretia)
Definition of aubrietia

noun

  • a dwarf evergreen Eurasian trailing plant with dense masses of foliage and purple, pink, or white flowers. It is widely cultivated in rock gardens and on banks.
    • Aubrieta deltoidea, family Brassicaceae

Origin:

early 19th century: modern Latin, named after Claude Aubriet (1668–1743), French botanist

Aubretia is named after French botanist Claude Aubriet, and the original spelling was aubrieta, which is the plant’s genus name. In nontechnical use, however, the forms aubrietia and aubretia are now more usual.

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