Jeffersonia

noun

Jef·​fer·​so·​nia

ˌjefə(r)ˈsōnēə,

-nyə

: a genus of American and Asiatic herbs (family Berberidaceae) with basal palmately lobed leaves, solitary white flowers, and capsular fruit see twinleaf

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Thomas Jefferson + New Latin -ia

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