Oxytropis

noun

Ox·​yt·​ro·​pis

äkˈsi‧trəpə̇s

: a large widely distributed genus of often shrubby herbs (family Leguminosae) having odd-pinnate leaves and racemose or spicate flowers each of which has a pealike corolla with a clawed petal see locoweed

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from oxy- + Greek tropis ship's keel; akin to Greek trepein to turn; from the pointed keel of the corolla

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