brunfelsia
[ broo n-fel-zee-uh ]
/ brʊnˈfɛl zi ə /
noun
any of various shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Brunfelsia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having white or purple tubular or bell-shaped flowers.
Origin of brunfelsia
< New Latin (Linnaeus), named in honor of Otto
Brunfels (circa 1488–1534), German humanist scholar and pioneer botanist; see
-ia
Words nearby brunfelsia
brunel,
brunelleschi,
brunet,
brunetière,
brunette,
brunfelsia,
brung,
brunhild,
brunizem,
brunn's membrane,
brunner