scarlet gilia

[ jil-ee-uh ]
/ ˈdʒɪl i ə /

noun

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Origin of scarlet gilia

1840–50, Americanism; gilia < New Latin, a genus name, after Felipe Gil, 18th century Spanish botanist; see -ia

Words nearby scarlet gilia

scarlet cup, scarlet eggplant, scarlet fever, scarlet fever antitoxin, scarlet firethorn, scarlet gilia, scarlet letter, scarlet letter, the, scarlet lightning, scarlet lychnis, scarlet monkey flower