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Elsholtzia

noun
El·​sholt·​zia | \ elˈshōltsēə\

Definition of Elsholtzia

: a genus of chiefly Asian aromatic herbs (family Labiatae) with blue or purple flowers in one-sided spikes

History and Etymology for Elsholtzia

New Latin, from Johann S. Elsholtz †1688 German physician and botanist + New Latin -ia

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