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francoa

francoa noun: any plant of the genus Francoa, with white, pink or red flowers, native to Chile.

francoa: any plant of the genus Francoa, with white, pink or red flowers, native to Chile
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Noun

francoa (plural francoas)

  1. Any plant of the genus Francoa, with white, pink or red flowers, native to Chile.

Forms of francoa

pluralfrancoas

Origin of francoa

The genus Francoa was named by botanist Antonio José Cavanilles (1745-1804) after Spanish physician Francisco Franco who lived in 16th century.

Questions about francoa

What does francoa mean?
Francoa means any plant of the genus Francoa, with white, pink or red flowers, native to Chile.
What part of speech is francoa?
Francoa is a noun.
What is the plural of francoa?
The plural of francoa is francoas.

Words near francoa in the dictionary

  1. Franco-Ontarians
  2. Franco-Provençal
  3. Franco-Prussian
  4. Franco-Saskatchewanian
  5. Franco-Saskatchewanians
  6. francoa
  7. francoanellite
  8. francoas
  9. francocentric
  10. Francoesque
  11. Francoeur

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