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watsonia

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /wɒtˈsəʊ.ni.ə/
  • General-American: /wɑtˈsoʊ.ni.ə/
  • rhymes with -əʊniə

1

name

Meaning 1

A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Banyule, Victoria, Australia

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Any of several species of flowering plants in genus Watsonia within the family Iridaceae, the bugle lily.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Named after W. Watson (died 1787), English botanist.