Calandrinia

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Calandrinia
    n 1: large genus of low-growing herbs; widespread throughout
         tropical and warm temperate regions having usually basal
         leaves and panicles of purplish ephemeral flowers [syn:
         {Calandrinia}, {genus Calandrinia}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Calandrinia \Calandrinia\ n.
   a large genus of low-growing herbs; widespread throughout
   tropical and warm temperate regions having usually basal
   leaves and panicles of purplish ephemeral flowers.

   Syn: genus {Calandrinia}.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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