Angelonia

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A genus of perennial herbs and sub-shrubs of the family ScrophulariaceƦ, with handsome, irregular, 2-lipped, axillary flowers, grown as pot-plants in warm glass houses. There are about 24 species in the northern part of South America, Mexico, and the West Indies.
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  • noun. Any of the genus Angelonia of South American flowering plants.
  • Word Usage
    "The angelonia here is doing very well - something I don't see frequently in St. Louis or southern Missouri."
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