spigelia
spigelia Lexical Profile
• noun
A genus of flowering plants in the logania family (Loganiaceae), native to the Americas, characterized by tubular red or pink flowers and including the woodland plant commonly known as pinkroot.
"The bright red and yellow tubular blooms of the spigelia are highly effective at attracting hummingbirds to the shaded garden."
A homeopathic remedy derived from plants of the genus Spigelia (particularly Spigelia anthelmia or Spigelia marilandica), historically used to treat neuralgic pain, headaches, and palpitations.
"The homeopath recommended a highly diluted preparation of spigelia to help manage the patient's severe left-sided facial pain."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Modern Latin, named by Carl Linnaeus in honor of Adrianus Spigelius (Adriaan van den Spiegel), a 17th-century Flemish anatomist and botanist, combined with the botanical suffix '-ia'.
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