| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | pen·ste·mon |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  p n-st  m n, pnst-mn |
| NOUN: | Any of numerous plants of the genus Penstemon, native to North America and eastern Asia, having opposite leaves, flowers with a usually two-lipped, variously colored corolla, and capsules containing many seeds. Also called beardtongue. | | ETYMOLOGY: | New Latin Pnstm n, genus name : Greek pente, five; see penkwe in Appendix I + Greek stmn, thread; see st - in Appendix I.
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