chuparosa
Appearance
English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Justicia_californica_1.jpg/220px-Justicia_californica_1.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From Mexican Spanish chuparrosa (“hummingbird”).
Noun
[edit]chuparosa (plural chuparosas)
- A flowering desert shrub, Justicia californica, native to southern California, Arizona, and northern Mexico.