brunfelsia

brunfelsia
/broon fel"zee euh/, n.
any of various shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Brunfelsia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having white or purple tubular or bell-shaped flowers.
[ < NL (Linnaeus), named in honor of Otto Brunfels (ca. 1488-1534), German humanist scholar and pioneer botanist; see -IA]

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