Definition of "nemesia" []

• A genus of South African plants of the family Scrophulariaceæ. It contains about 30 species, annual or perennial herbs bearing white, yellow, or red short-tubular, solitary, or raeemed saccate or spurred flowers. A few of them are in cultivation as garden annuals, one of the most advertised being N. strumosa. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Our home bedding plants, such as geranium, verbena, nemesia, were all in full bloom and the soil and climate seemed to suit them."
• "The "Plymouth Plantation" Proven Winners arrangement blends Laguna 'Sky blue' (lobelia), cranberry Sunsatia (nemesia), and white Babylon (verbena)."
• "PLANTING some highly-fragrant nemesia in pots on my patio recently made me start thinking about the importance of scent to a garden."