watsonia
UK/wɒtˈsəʊ.ni.ə/US/wɑtˈsoʊ.ni.ə/
watsonia noun: any of several species of flowering plants in genus Watsonia within the family Iridaceae, the bugle lily.
Noun
watsonia (plural watsonias)
- Any of several species of flowering plants in genus Watsonia within the family Iridaceae, the bugle lily.
Proper noun capitalized: Watsonia
Watsonia
Forms of watsonia
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Origin of watsonia
Named after W. Watson (died 1787), English botanist.
Words formed from watsonia
Words that rhyme with watsonia
- Poseidonia
- Livonia
- macedonia
- Franconia
- Laconia
- Sidonia
- Usonia
- Wallonia
- Catalonia
- sinfonia
- Slavonia
- ammonia
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- Babylonia
- Cydonia
- Freedonia
- harmonia
- Patagonia
- valonia
- wellingtonia
- abronia
- adansonia
- Ambazonia
- Aonia
- aphonia
- asonia
- Assyro-Babylonia
- Avalonia
- begonia
- caustic ammonia
- claytonia
- Dumnonia
- dysphonia
- Estonia
- gonia
- gordonia
- heliconia
- houstonia
- Kydonia
- Lycaonia
- Maeonia
- Magonia
- Paeonia
- Pannonia
- pavonia
- Polonia
- polyphonia
- Savonia
- Selonia
- Snowdonia
- Sophronia
- tithonia
- Tsakonia
- washingtonia
Questions about watsonia
- What does watsonia mean?
- Watsonia means any of several species of flowering plants in genus Watsonia within the family Iridaceae, the bugle lily.
- What part of speech is watsonia?
- Watsonia can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce watsonia?
- Watsonia is pronounced /wɒtˈsəʊ.ni.ə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of watsonia?
- The plural of watsonia is watsonias.
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