brodiaea

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(brō′dē ēə)


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bro•di•ae•a  (brō′dē ēə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany of several plants belonging to the genus Brodiaea, of the amaryllis family, native to western North America, having grasslike basal leaves and clusters of usually purplish flowers.
  • Neo-Latin (1810), named after James Brodie (1744–1824), Scottish botanist; see -aea


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