Ononis

noun

Ono·​nis

ōˈnōnə̇s

: a genus of European herbs (family Leguminosae) that resemble clovers and have red or yellow solitary or clustered flowers see restharrow

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek onōnis restharrow

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