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stevia

ste·via

UK/ˈstiːvɪə/ US/ˈstɛvɪə/ uncommon

noun

1.

any plant of the genus Stevia or the closely related genus Piqueria having glutinous foliage and white or purplish flowers; Central and South America

2.

any plant of the genus Piqueria or the closely related genus Stevia

Origin

Borrowed from translingual Stevia, after 16th century Spanish botanist Pedro Jaime Esteve (latinized as Petrus Jacobus Stevus).

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