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nemesia
/ ɪˈːə /
noun
- any plant of the southern African scrophulariaceous genus Nemesia: cultivated for their brightly coloured (often reddish) flowers
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of nemesia1
C19: New Latin, from Greek nemesion, name of a plant resembling this
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Consider planting it in a container as a vertical accent alongside smaller cool-tolerant flowers, such as sweet alyssum or nemesia.
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But Cleary also has a secret weapon: her Filipino mother, Nemesia Hammond.
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Nemesia floribunda: hardy, 1 ft., white and yellow; pretty and compact.
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The Athenians instituted f�tes called Nemesia, in memory of deceased persons, as the goddess was supposed to defend the relics and the memory of the dead from insult.
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Yankee, off the Isle of Pines, captured and destroyed the Spanish sloops Nemesia, of Batabano, Amistad and Manuelita, of Coloma, and the pilot-boats Luz and Jacinto.
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