Schizopetalon

noun

Schizo·​pet·​a·​lon

: a genus of South American annual herbs (family Cruciferae) having lobed or sometimes pinnatifid leaves, racemose flowers with unequally cut long-clawed petals, and narrow pods

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from schiz- + Greek petalon leaf

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