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browallia

browallia

9.9
A small garden plant with blue, purple, or white flowers often grown in pots
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • I planted a beautiful browallia in my garden.

Examples

  • She planted browallia along the edge of the garden for a splash of color.

  • Gardeners appreciate how easily browallia adapts to containers and hanging baskets.

  • The delicate blue flowers of browallia are perfect for shady borders.

  • The browallias bloom in vibrant shades of blue.

  • The garden was a stunning display of browallia blooming in shades of blue and violet.

  • I planted some browallia alongside the white daisies to create a colorful contrast.

  • During the summer, the browallia flourished, attracting butterflies with its vibrant flowers.

Synonyms

bush violet
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7.8

A small garden plant with bright blue, purple, or white flowers

is the same but presents them as generally grown for those flower colours

Surface Forms

browallia singular
browallias plural

Etymology

The word browallia names a flowering plant and comes from the name of a Swedish plant scientist, Browallius. Think of a person who loved blue garden flowers—so browallia is now the name for those blue, violet, or white plants people grow in pots and borders.