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bro•di•ae•a
(brō′dē ē′ə),USA pronunciation n.
- 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