torenia

[ tuh-ree-nee-uh, -reen-yuh ]
/ təˈri ni ə, -ˈrin yə /

noun

any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
Also called wishbone flower.

Origin of torenia

< New Latin (Linnaeus), after Olof Torén (1718–53), chaplain to the Swedish East India Company; see -ia

Words nearby torenia

tore, toreador, toreador fresco, the, toreador pants, torelli, torenia, torero, toreutic, toreutics, torfaen, tori