Romneya

noun

Rom·​neya

ˈrämnēə

: a genus of shrubs (family Papaveraceae) having the stigmata united in a ring at the base

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, after Thomas Romney Robinson †1882 British astronomer

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

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