bouvardia [boo-vahr-dee-uh] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- any tropical shrub belonging to the genus Bouvardia, of the madder family, having cymes of red, yellow, or white tubular flowers.
Origin of bouvardia 1805; New Latin; named after Charles Bouvard (died 1658), French physician; see -ia Examples from the Web for bouvardia Historical Examples of bouvardia
I have no difficulty in keeping my Bouvardia in the cellar, the leaves drop off, but they come out anew in the spring.
M. D. Wellcome