Stachytarpheta

noun

Stach·​y·​tar·​phe·​ta

ˌstakə̇tärˈfētə

: a genus of chiefly tropical plants (family Verbenaceae) with solitary axillary flowers see jamaica vervain

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek stachys + New Latin -tarpheta (probably irregular from Greek tarpheia, feminine of tarphys thick; perhaps akin to Greek thrombos lump

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