Home › Words › O › orthosiphonorthosiphon/ˌoɹ.θoʊˈsaɪ.fən/orthosiphon means any herbaceous shrub of the genus Orthosiphon.orthosiphon is pronounced /ˌoɹ.θoʊˈsaɪ.fən/.EtymologyBorrowed from translingual Orthosiphon, itself from Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) + Ancient Greek σῑ́φων (sī́phōn, “pipe, tube”).nounAny herbaceous shrub of the genus Orthosiphon.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.origanum 65% match — Any herbaceous plant of the genus Origanum vs orthosiphon →hyssop 58% match — Any of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus Hyssopus, native to Southern Europe and once used medicinally. vs orthosiphon →birthwort 57% match — Any plant of the genus Aristolochia. vs orthosiphon →herbar 57% match — A herb. vs orthosiphon →sagewort 56% match — Any of a number of perennial herbs in the genus Artemisia which have the aromatic gray or silver foliage of the sagebrushes, but are not shrubby enough to be termed brush. vs orthosiphon →herbous 56% match — Of or relating to herbs; herbaceous vs orthosiphon →aspalathus 56% match — Any of the genus Aspalathus of flowering plants. vs orthosiphon →epilobium 55% match — Any plant of the genus Epilobium. vs orthosiphon →