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Exacum affine

Definition:

a perennial cultivated, especially as a houseplant for its fragrant bluish to dark lavender flowers

Class:

plant noun

Usage:

species

Plural:

Exacum affine*
(* Exacum affine may be used in a singular or plural context)

Type of:

houseplant » plant » organism » living thing

Member of:

Exacum » Gentianaceae » Gentianales » Dicotyledones » Angiospermae » Spermatophyta » Plantae

Original source:

WordNet

Synonyms:

E. affine [abbreviation, species] | Persian violet

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