Polanisia

noun

Pol·​a·​ni·​sia

ˌpäləˈnizh(ē)ə,

-isēə

: a genus of widely distributed herbs (family Capparidaceae) having palmate leaves and flowers with many stamens of unequal lengths see clammyweed

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pol- (from poly-) + anis- entry 1 + -ia; probably from the large but varying number of stamens

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