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Thunbergia
thunbergia (θʊnˈbɜːdʒɪə) n (Plants) any plant of the typically climbing tropical genus Thunbergia such as black-eyed Susan: family Acanthaceae[named after K. P. Thunberg (1743–1822), Swedish traveller and botanist]ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Thunbergia - a genus of herbs or vines of the family Acanthaceaegenus Thunbergiaasterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubsAcanthaceae, acanthus family, family Acanthaceae - widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophularialesblack-eyed Susan, black-eyed Susan vine, Thunbergia alata - tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with a dark purple center |
Thunbergia
Thunbergia (clock vine), a genus of plants of the family Acanthaceae. The plants have opposite leaves and twining herbaceous or woody stems. The flowers have a brightly colored funnelform corolla. The fruit is a capsule. There are about 200 species, distributed in the tropics of the eastern hemisphere. Several species, including T. alata (black-eyed Susan) and T. affinis, are raised in greenhouses as ornamentals. Thunbergia Related to Thunbergia: Thunbergia alataSynonyms for Thunbergianoun a genus of herbs or vines of the family AcanthaceaeSynonymsRelated Words- asterid dicot genus
- Acanthaceae
- acanthus family
- family Acanthaceae
- black-eyed Susan
- black-eyed Susan vine
- Thunbergia alata
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