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penstemon definition

☆ pen·ste·mon (pen stē′mən, pen′stə-)

noun

any of a large genus (Penstemon) of chiefly North American plants of the figwort family, having five stamens, the fifth of which is bearded and sterile, and bearing tubular, showy, white, pink, red, blue, or purple flowers

Etymology: ModL < Gr penta-, five + stēmōn, warp: see stamen

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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