Androsace

noun

An·​dros·​a·​ce

anˈdräsəˌkē,

-əˌsē

: a genus of usually tufted herbs (family Primulaceae) native to the northern hemisphere having basal tufted leaves, small terminal white or pink flowers, and capsular fruits see rock jasmine

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, alteration of Latin androsaces, a plant or zoophyte, from Greek androsakes, a sea plant (probably a species of Acetabularia)

First Known Use

1704, in the meaning defined above

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