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hibbertia

hibbertia noun: any of the typically yellow-flowered shrubs in the genus Hibbertia, family Dilleniaceae.

Noun

hibbertia (plural hibbertias)

  1. Any of the typically yellow-flowered shrubs in the genus Hibbertia, family Dilleniaceae.
    • From November to February, the usually sombre olive green bush is a palette of pink heath, cream and mauve melaleuca, gold hibbertias, snug on the ground, pale blue iris, the swashbuckling scarlet and orange blandfordia lily, and Hewardia tasmanica, the mountain purple iris.1973, Patsy Adam Smith, The Barcoo Salute, Adelaide: Rigby, page 29

Forms of hibbertia

pluralhibbertias

Origin of hibbertia

From genus name, translingual Hibbertia; named in honour of plant collector and amateur botanist George Hibbert.

Questions about hibbertia

What does hibbertia mean?
Hibbertia means any of the typically yellow-flowered shrubs in the genus Hibbertia, family Dilleniaceae.
What part of speech is hibbertia?
Hibbertia is a noun.
What is the plural of hibbertia?
The plural of hibbertia is hibbertias.

Words near hibbertia in the dictionary

  1. Hibben
  2. Hibbens
  3. Hibberd
  4. Hibberson
  5. Hibbert
  6. hibbertia
  7. hibbertias
  8. hibbertopterid
  9. hibbertopterids
  10. Hibbett
  11. hibbingite

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