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lavatera

/ ˌlævəˈtɪərə /

noun

  1. any plant of the genus Lavatera, closely resembling mallow and grown for their purple, white, or rose-coloured flowers: family Malvaceae
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lavatera1

named after the two brothers Lavater, 18th-century Swiss doctors and naturalists
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Example Sentences

There are several kinds of Lavatera, mostly from the Old World.

The food-plant of the caterpillar is Lavatera assurgentiflora.

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