phacelia

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/fəˈsiːlɪə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fə sē′lē ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pha•ce•li•a  (fə sē′lē ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany of numerous plants belonging to the genus Phacelia, of the waterleaf family, chiefly of the western U.S. and Mexico, having clusters of violet, blue, or white flowers.
  • Neo-Latin (1789), equivalent. to Greek phákel(os) bundle (referring to the clustered flowers) + Neo-Latin -ia -ia

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
phacelia / fəˈsiːlɪə/
  1. any plant of the mostly annual American genus Phacelia, esp P. campanularia, grown for its large, deep blue bell flowers: family Hydrophyllaceae
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek phakelos cluster (from the habit of the flowers) + -ia
'phacelia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
California bluebell - waterleaf family

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