Parkinsonia

noun

Par·​kin·​so·​nia

ˌpärkənˈsōnēə,

ˌpȧk-,

-nyə

: a small genus of spiny shrubs or small trees (family Leguminosae) with minute pinnate early deciduous leaves and racemose yellow flowers with a valvate calyx see jerusalem thorn

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from John Parkinson †1650 English botanist + New Latin -ia

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