SINCE 1828
Malesherbia
noun
Males·her·bia
| \ ˌmaləˈzərbēə, ˌmaləsˈhər-, malˈzər-\
Definition of Malesherbia
: a genus of South American herbs or undershrubs (family Malesherbiaceae) that have capsular fruit and large yellow racemose flowers with a tubular calyx exceeding the corolla
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