echinocystis

noun

echi·​no·​cys·​tis

"+ˈsistə̇s

1

capitalized : a genus of prostrate or climbing American herbaceous plants (family Cucurbitaceae) with greenish white flowers followed by densely spiny oblong to ovate fruits

2

plural -es : any plant of the genus Echinocystis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from echin- + -cystis; from the spiny globular fruit

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