torenia

torenia
/teuh ree"nee euh, -reen"yeuh/, n.
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers. Also called wishbone flower.
[ < NL (Linnaeus), after Olof Torén (1718-53), chaplain to the Swedish East India Company; see -IA]

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