achimenes
[ uh-kim-uh-neez ]
/ əˈkɪm əˌniz /
noun, plural a·chim·e·nes.
any of several tropical American herbs of the genus Achimenes, cultivated for their showy, tubular flowers.
Origin of achimenes
< New Latin (1791), alteration of Latin
achaemenis < Greek
achaimenís
Words nearby achimenes
achillobursitis,
achillodynia,
achillotomy,
achimaas,
achimelech,
achimenes,
achinese,
aching,
achinsk,
achiote,
achiral
Example sentences from the Web for achimenes
Trevirana or Achimenes, and Columnea, are removed to Gesneriace.
Botany for Ladies |Jane LoudonAchimenes are stove bulbs and cannot be grown without a sufficiency of heat.
British Dictionary definitions for achimenes
achimenes
/ (ˌækɪˈmiːniːz) /
noun
any plant of the tropical S American tuberous-rooted perennial genus Achimenes, with showy red, blue, or white tubular flowers, some of which are grown as greenhouse plants: family Gesneriaceae
Word Origin for achimenes
from Latin
achaemenis, from Greek
achaimenis, a species of euphorbia