Meanings
nounthunbergia (plural thunbergias)
plural thunbergias
- biologyAny member of the genus Thunbergia of flowering plants.
Also, quamoclits fit well into window boxes, especially when paired with other vines such as thunbergia, and they will cascade over a wall or spread over the ground, low shrubs and rocks.
1990, Jennifer Bennett, Turid Forsyth, The Harrowsmith annual garden
Origin
Named after Carl Peter Thunberg, a Swedish botanist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish susanna
- susannaany member of the genus Thunbergia of flowering plants
German Thunbergie
- Thunbergieany member of the genus Thunbergia of flowering plants
Portuguese tumbérgia
- tumbérgiaany member of the genus Thunbergia of flowering plants
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“thunbergia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thunbergia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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