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orthosiphon.

Any herbaceous shrub of the genus Orthosiphon.

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noun/ˌoɹ.θoʊˈsaɪ.fən/General-American
  1. Any herbaceous shrub of the genus Orthosiphon.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from translingual Orthosiphon, itself from Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) + Ancient Greek σῑ́φων (sī́phōn, “pipe, tube”).

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