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