| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| browallia |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bro·wal·li·a |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  br -wä l - |
| NOUN: | Any of various tropical American herbs of the genus Browallia, having blue, violet, or white flowers with united petals. | | ETYMOLOGY: | New Latin, after Bishop John Browall (1707–1755), Swedish botanist.
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