forest star

noun

forest star

noun

Etymology Attested at least in a work pertaining to Zimbabwean flora published in 1990.

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Zimbabwe Mussaenda arcuata, a shrub species of the family Rubiaceae with a star-shaped 5-lobed yellow corolla, whose centre is also star-shaped and hairy, orange to brown in colour; native range is Tropical Africa and Western Indian Ocean.

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