zebrina
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Zebrina (“valid former genus name”).
Adjective[edit]
zebrina
- Used as a specific epithet in botany
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the taxonomic name.
Noun[edit]
zebrina (plural zebrinas)
- The flowering plant Tradescantia zebrina (formerly Zebrina pendula), a species of spiderwort.
- 2012, A. J. Oakes, Ornamental Grasses and Grasslike Plants, page 462:
- The plants are equally attractive when different-colored zebrinas are trained on a fan-shaped or rectangular trellis. The rose-colored flowers, of which new ones blossom each morning, add to the attractiveness of this viny, succulent herb.