Vesicaria

noun

Ves·​i·​car·​ia

ˌvesəˈka(a)rēə

: a small genus of chiefly Mediterranean annual or perennial herbs (family Cruciferae) with inflated seed pods

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin vesica + New Latin -aria

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