First Known Use: 1827
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salpiglossis
noun sal·pi·glos·sis \ˌsal-pə-ˈglä-səs\
Definition of SALPIGLOSSIS
: any of a small genus (Salpiglossis) of Chilean herbs of the nightshade family with large funnel-shaped varicolored flowers often strikingly marked
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Origin of SALPIGLOSSIS
New Latin, irregular from Greek salpinx trumpet + glōssa tongue — more at gloss
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