Sanicula

noun

Sa·​nic·​u·​la

səˈnikyələ

: a genus of chiefly American herbs (family Umbelliferae) having palmately compound leaves, unisexual flowers in panicled umbels, and fruit covered with hooked bristles

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Medieval Latin, sanicle, probably diminutive of Latin sanus healthy

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