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baptisia

noun
bap·​ti·​sia | \ bap-ˈti-zh(Ä“-)É™ How to pronounce baptisia (audio) \

Definition of baptisia

: any of a genus (Baptisia) of North American plants of the legume family having showy papilionaceous flowers similar in form to those of the pea plant

Examples of baptisia in a Sentence

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 Unscathed (for reasons beyond my ken) include baptisia, clematis recta, and of course the sturdy-as-stone conifers. — Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities, "Blundering Gardener: This week’s worry? Bugs and blight," 17 June 2017

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First Known Use of baptisia

circa 1868, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for baptisia

New Latin, genus name, from Greek baptisis a dipping, from baptein

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