Definition of Scorpiurus
: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
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Scorpiurus
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Scor·pi·u·rus
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ˌskȯ(r)pēˈyu̇rəs
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Origin and Etymology of scorpiurus
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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