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Definition of Brugmansia in English: Brugmansianoun brʊɡˈmanzɪə Botany 1A genus of the family Solanaceae comprising perennial shrubs and trees native to South America but widely cultivated elsewhere for their pendulous trumpet-shaped flowers in shades of white, yellow, orange, or red; (also brugmansia) a plant of this genus (also called angel's trumpet). 2A genus of the family Rafflesiaceae (now called Rhizanthes) comprising stemless, leafless, single-flowered parasitic plants closely related to the plants of the genus Rafflesia but parasitic on different species of lianas of the genus Tetrastigma. Now historical and rare.
Origin Early 19th century; earliest use found in John Loudon (1783–1843), landscape gardener and horticultural writer. From scientific Latin Brugmansia, genus name from the name of Sebald Justinus Brugmans, Dutch botanist + scientific Latin -ia. Definition of Brugmansia in US English: Brugmansianounbrʊɡˈmanzɪə Botany 1A genus of the family Solanaceae comprising perennial shrubs and trees native to South America but widely cultivated elsewhere for their pendulous trumpet-shaped flowers in shades of white, yellow, orange, or red; (also brugmansia) a plant of this genus (also called angel's trumpet). 2A genus of the family Rafflesiaceae (now called Rhizanthes) comprising stemless, leafless, single-flowered parasitic plants closely related to the plants of the genus Rafflesia but parasitic on different species of lianas of the genus Tetrastigma. Now historical and rare.
Origin Early 19th century; earliest use found in John Loudon (1783–1843), landscape gardener and horticultural writer. From scientific Latin Brugmansia, genus name from the name of Sebald Justinus Brugmans, Dutch botanist + scientific Latin -ia. |