Platystemon

noun

Platy·​ste·​mon

: a genus of small annual herbs (family Papaveraceae) of the southwestern U.S. with linear leaves and creamy to pale yellow flowers

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from platy- + Greek stēmōn warp, thread

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