Definition of Browallia

1. Noun. Any of several herbs of the genus Browallia cultivated for their blue or violet or white flowers.

Exact synonyms: Bush Violet
Generic synonyms: Flower
Group relationships: Genus Browallia

Definition of Browallia

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Browallia

brought upon
broughtest
brouhaha
brouhahas
broussonetine
brouter
brouters
brouze
brouzes
brow
brow-beat
brow-beaten
brow-beating
brow-beats
brow ptosis
browallia (current term)
browallias
browband
browbands
browbeat
browbeaten
browbeating
browbeats
browbone
browbones
browbound
browdyng
browed
browless
browlift

Literary usage of Browallia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Popular Flowers, and how to Cultivate Them by Edward Sprague Rand (1876)
"browallia. WE have ventured to include this genus among our select plants, as, when well grown, we consider the species as among the most satisfactory of ..."

2. Seventy-five Popular Flowers, and how to Cultivate Them by Edward Sprague Rand (1870)
"browallia. WE have ventured to include this genus among our select plants, as, when well grown, we consider the species as among the most satisfactory of ..."

3. The Ladies Flower-garden of Ornamental Annuals by Loudon (Jane) (1842)
"THE DWARF, OR SPREADING browallia. ENGRAVINGS.—Bot. Mag. t. ... browallia ELONGATA, HB et Kunth. THE ELONGATED browallia. ..."

4. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1850)
"I have already alluded to the propriety of excluding from browallia the species described ... All the species of browallia are herbaceous, while the plant ..."

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