Scorpiurus

noun

Scor·​pi·​u·​rus

ˌskȯ(r)pēˈyu̇rəs

: a genus of herbs (family Leguminosae) of the Mediterranean region and the Canary Islands having simple leaves, small yellow flowers on naked peduncles, and twisted pods

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Late Latin, a kind of heliotrope, from Latin scorpiuron, from Greek skorpiouron, from neuter of skorpiouros having a tail like that of a scorpion, from skorpios scorpion + -ouros -urous

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