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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Houstonia \Hous*to"ni*a\, n. [NL. So named after Dr. William Houston, an English surgeon and botanist.] (Bot.) A genus of small rubiaceous herbs, having tetramerous salveform blue or white flower. There are about twenty species, natives of North America. Also, a plant of this genus. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]U.S. Gazetteer (1990):
Houstonia, MO (city, FIPS 33256) Location: 38.89943 N, 93.35980 W Population (1990): 283 (113 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65333
