Columellia

noun
Col·​u·​mel·​lia | \ ˌkäl(y)əˈmelēə\

Definition of Columellia

: a small genus (coextensive with a family Columelliaceae of the order Polemoniales) of bitter evergreen shrubs of the northern Andes that have yellow cymose flowers with two stamens and capsular fruit enclosed by the calyx

History and Etymology for Columellia

New Latin, from Lucius J.M. Columella 1st century a.d. Roman agricultural writer + New Latin -ia

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