Guilandina

noun

Guil·​an·​di·​na

ˌgwilənˈdīnə,

-dēnə

in some classifications

: a genus that comprises tropical American woody vines, scrambling shrubs, and trees having seeds enclosed in large prickly pods and that is usually included in the genus Caesalpinia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, after Guilandini (Melchior Wieland) †1589 Prussian botanist in Italy

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