mazus

noun

ma·​zus

ˈmāzəs

1

capitalized : a genus of low prostrate or creeping perennial herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) that have blue or white flowers in terminal one-sided racemes and are native to Asia and Australasia but often cultivated as ground covers or rock garden subjects

2

plural mazus : any plant of the genus Mazus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek mazos, mastos breast; from the ridges on the lower lip of the flower

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