Brunonia

noun

Bru·​no·​nia

brüˈnōnēə,

-ōnyə

: a genus (coextensive with the family Brunoniaceae of the order Campanulales) of Australian herbs with radical leaves and a long-stalked globular head of showy blue flowers

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Robert Brown †1858 Scottish botanist + New Latin -ia

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