What is a provisional name for a plant which has not had its flowers botanically examined, and therefore has not been referred to its proper genus called?
adelaster — A provisional name for a plant which has not had its flowers botanically examined, and therefore has not been referred to its proper genus. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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