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pavonia

pa·vo·nia

UK/pəˈvəʊ.ni.ə/ US/pəˈvoʊ.ni.ə/ uncommon

noun

1.

any of various evergreen plants of the genus Pavonia having white or yellow or purple flowers

Origin

From oblique stem of Latin pāvō, pāvōnis (“peacock, peafowl”) + -ia, named after Spanish physician and botanist José Antonio Pavón Jiménez, with Spanish Pavón ultimately from Latin pāvō.

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