forest star

noun

Mussaenda arcuata, a shrub species of the family Rubiaceae with a star-shaped 5-lobed yellow corolla, whose centre is also star-shaped and hairy, orange to brown in colour; native range is Tropical Africa and Western Indian Ocean.

Similar
savanna gooseberrywild handkerchief bush
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounforest star (plural forest stars)

plural forest stars

  1. ZimbabweMussaenda arcuata, a shrub species of the family Rubiaceae with a star-shaped 5-lobed yellow corolla, whose centre is also star-shaped and hairy, orange to brown in colour; native range is Tropical Africa and Western Indian Ocean.

    Synonyms: savanna gooseberry, wild handkerchief bush

Synonyms & antonyms

nounMussaenda arcuata, a shrub species of the family Rubiaceae with a star-shaped 5-lobed yellow corolla, whose centre is also star-shaped and hairy, orange to brown in colour; native range is Tropical Africa and Western Indian Ocean.

Similar
savanna gooseberrywild handkerchief bush

Origin

Attested at least in a work pertaining to Zimbabwean flora published in 1990.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

French liane de Kisanji, cicrite (Mauritius)
  • liane de KisanjiMussaenda arcuata
  • cicrite (Mauritius)Mussaenda arcuata
  • caca poule (Mauritius)Mussaenda arcuata
  • gros lingue (Réunion)Mussaenda arcuata
  • lingue (Réunion)Mussaenda arcuata
  • lingue café (Réunion)Mussaenda arcuata
Cite this entry
APA

forest star. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forest%20star

MLA

“forest star.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forest%20star. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forest star,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forest%20star.

Source: forest star on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.