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achimenes

Pronunciation: /əˈkɪməniːz/
Definition of achimenes

noun (plural same)

  • a Central American plant with tubular or trumpet-shaped flowers.
    • Genus Achimenes, family Gesneriaceae

Origin:

modern Latin, either from Greek akhaimenis, denoting a different plant (euphorbia), or from a- 'not' + kheimanein 'expose to the cold'

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