stevia
Stevia rebaudiana
Meaning
Noun
- Any of the sweet herbs of genus Stevia, native to tropical and subtropical regions of South America and western North America.
- A sweetener, many times sweeter than an equal amount of sugar, extracted from Stevia rebaudiana (species), that can be substituted for sugar for some purposes.
Related
Similar words
- candy leaf, sugar leaf, sweet honey leaf (Australia), sweet herb of Paraguay
Origin
- From the Latin genus name Stevia, after 16th century Spanish botanist Pedro Jaime Esteve (latinized as Petrus Jacobus Stevus).
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