Colutea

noun

Co·​lu·​tea

kəˈlütēə

: a small genus of Eurasian shrubs (family Leguminosae) with yellow flowers and a bladdery inflated fruit pod see bladder senna

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek koloutea, koloitia, a kind of tree or shrub (perhaps a species of Cytisus)

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