thunbergia

See also: Thunbergia

English

Thunbergia alata

Etymology

Named after Carl Peter Thunberg, a Swedish botanist.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /θʌnˈbɜːrdʒiə/

Noun

thunbergia (plural thunbergias)

1. (botany) Any member of the genus Thunbergia of flowering plants.
   • 1990, Jennifer Bennett, Turid Forsyth, The Harrowsmith annual garden:

     Also, quamoclits fit well into window boxes, especially when paired with other vines such as thunbergia, and they will cascade over a wall or spread over the ground, low shrubs and rocks.

Translations

any member of the genus Thunbergia of flowering plants

• Finnish: susanna (fi)
• Portuguese: tumbérgia f