Exacum (Noun)
Meaning
Genus of tropical Asiatic and African plants: especially Persian violets.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Exacum affine, a type of exacum, is a popular ornamental plant in tropical Asia.
- Exacum plants have been used as a natural dye due to their rich blue or purple flowers.
- The genus Exacum is characterized by its small, delicate flowers with a spur-shaped base.
- Persian violets are a type of exacum commonly used in traditional African medicine.
- Some species of Exacum have become naturalized in certain parts of the United States.