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thunbergia

US/θʌnˈbɜːrdʒiə/

thunbergia noun: any member of the genus Thunbergia of flowering plants.

thunbergia: any member of the genus Thunbergia of flowering plants
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Noun

thunbergia (plural thunbergias)

  1. Any member of the genus Thunbergia of flowering plants.
    • Also, quamoclits fit well into window boxes, especially when paired with other vines such as thunbergia, and they will cascade over a wall or spread over the ground, low shrubs and rocks.1990, Jennifer Bennett, Turid Forsyth, The Harrowsmith annual garden

Forms of thunbergia

pluralthunbergias

Origin of thunbergia

Named after Carl Peter Thunberg, a Swedish botanist.

Questions about thunbergia

What does thunbergia mean?
Thunbergia means any member of the genus Thunbergia of flowering plants.
What part of speech is thunbergia?
Thunbergia is a noun.
How do you pronounce thunbergia?
Thunbergia is pronounced /θʌnˈbɜːrdʒiə/ (US).
What is the plural of thunbergia?
The plural of thunbergia is thunbergias.

Words near thunbergia in the dictionary

  1. Thums
  2. Thun
  3. Thunaojam
  4. Thunar
  5. Thunberg
  6. thunbergia
  7. Thunbergian
  8. thunbergias
  9. thunberginol
  10. thunberginols
  11. thunder

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