houstonia
noun
hous·to·nia
(h)yüˈstōnēə,
hüˈ-,
hau̇ˈ-
1
capitalized : a genus of North American herbs (family Rubiaceae) with entire leaves and small blue, lilac, or white tubular lobed flowers see bluet
2
plural -s : any plant of the genus Houstonia
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from William Houston †1733 Scottish botanist + New Latin -ia
First Known Use
1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1