Steironema

noun

Stei·​ron·​e·​ma

ˌstīrəˈnēmə

: a small genus of North American herbs (family Primulaceae) having yellow flowers with a rotate deeply lobed corolla see loosestrife sense 3

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek steiros barren + New Latin -nema

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