Leonurus

noun

Le·​o·​nu·​rus

ˌlēəˈn(y)u̇rəs

: a genus of stout Old World herbs (family Labiatae) having cut-lobed leaves, close whorls of axillary flowers and angled nutlets see motherwort

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek leōn lion + New Latin -urus

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