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Word: Penstemon
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
modern Latin, formed irregularly from penta-‘five’ + Greek stēmōn ‘warp’, used to mean ‘stamen’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pɛn(t)ˈstiːmən
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɛn(t)stɪmən
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a North American plant with stems of showy flowers resembling snapdragons.
Short Definition:North American plant with stems of showy flowers resembling snapdragons
Variant Forms:
- pentstemon
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