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rhexia

rhexia noun: any of the genus Rhexia of plants in the family Melastomataceae.

rhexia: any of the genus Rhexia of plants in the family Melastomataceae
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Noun

rhexia (plural rhexias)

  1. Any of the genus Rhexia of plants in the family Melastomataceae.

Forms of rhexia

pluralrhexias

Origin of rhexia

From the genus name.

Questions about rhexia

What does rhexia mean?
Rhexia means any of the genus Rhexia of plants in the family Melastomataceae.
What part of speech is rhexia?
Rhexia is a noun.
What is the plural of rhexia?
The plural of rhexia is rhexias.

Words near rhexia in the dictionary

  1. rheumy
  2. Rhew
  3. Rhewl
  4. Rhews
  5. rhexes
  6. rhexia
  7. rhexias
  8. rhexis
  9. rhexistasy
  10. rhexolytic
  11. rhexolytically

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