Main Entry: pen·ste·mon

Variant(s): also pent·ste·mon \pen(t)-ˈstē-mən, ˈpen(t)-stə-\

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, from penta- + Greek stēmōn warp, thread — more at stamen

Date: 1760

: any of a genus (Penstemon) of chiefly American herbs of the snapdragon family with showy tubular flowers