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callistemon

callistemon |ˌkalɪˈstiːmən | ▶noun a plant of a genus that comprises the bottlebrushes. ●Genus Callistemon, family Myrtaceae. ORIGIN modern Latin, from Greek kallos ‘beauty ’ + stēmōn ‘thread or stamen ’.

 

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callistemon

callistemon |ˌkalɪˈstiːmən | ▶noun a plant of a genus that comprises the bottlebrushes. ●Genus Callistemon, family Myrtaceae. ORIGIN modern Latin, from Greek kallos ‘beauty ’ + stēmōn ‘thread or stamen ’.