Stemona

noun

Ste·​mo·​na

stə̇ˈmōnə

: a small genus of Asian and Australian herbaceous twiners (family Stemonaceae) having alternate leaves and rather large perfect flowers with oddly appendaged somewhat monadelphous stamens

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek stēmōn warp, thread

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