coronilla

noun

cor·o·nilla | \ in sense 1 ˌkȯrəˈnilə, in sense 2 -nē(y)ə \

Definition of coronilla

1a capitalized : a genus of Old World often woody herbs (family Leguminosae) having purple, pink, or yellow flowers in long-stalked axillary heads or umbels — see axseed, scorpion senna

b plural -s : any plant of the genus Coronilla

2 or less commonly coronillo \ -nē(ˌ)(y)ō \ plural -s [American Spanish coronilla, coronillo, from Spanish coronilla crown of the head, diminutive of corona crown, from Latin] : a valuable timber tree (Gleditsia amorphoides) of Argentina the bark of which yields a saponin