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saintpaulia

Syllabification: (saint·pau·lia)
Pronunciation: /ˌsāntˈpôlēə/

Definition of saintpaulia

noun

  • a plant of the genus Saintpaulia (family Gesneriaceae), especially (in gardening) an African violet.

Origin:

named after Baron W. von Saint Paul (1860–1910), the German explorer who discovered it

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