allamanda

allamanda
/al'euh man"deuh/, n.
any of several tropical American shrubs or woody vines belonging to the genus Allamanda, of the dogbane family, having showy yellow or purple flowers, and often used for ornamental plantings.
[1790-1800; < NL, named after Jean-Nicolas-Sébastien Allamand (1713-87), Swiss naturalist; see -A2]

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