Achimenes
any of several tropical American herbs of the genus Achimenes, cultivated for their showy, tubular flowers.
Historical Examples
achimenes are stove bulbs and cannot be grown without a sufficiency of heat.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
Trevirana or achimenes, and Columnea, are removed to Gesneriace.
Botany for Ladies Jane Loudon
noun
any plant of the tropical S American tuberous-rooted perennial genus Achimenes, with showy red, blue, or white tubular flowers, some of which are grown as greenhouse plants: family Gesneriaceae
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