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Browallia Bot.|brəʊˈwɒlɪə| [Named by Linnæus after J. Browall (1707–55), Swedish botanist.] A plant of the genus of South American annual plants so named, bearing violet, blue, or white flowers.
1782Abercrombie Ev. Man his own Gardener 84 Tender Annual Flowers. The choicest kinds are..browallia, &c. 1866Lindley & Moore Treas. Bot. 172/2 Browallia, the name of certain plants belonging to the order of linariads. 1960Farmer & Stockbreeder 29 Mar. (Suppl.) 6/2 The little blue-flowered browallia with its glossy leaves. |