diapensia
noun
di·a·pen·sia
\ˌdīəˈpensēə\
Definition of diapensia
1 capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Diapensiaceae) of boreal dwarf evergreen plants with small crowded coriaceous leaves and flowers on short peduncles
2 plural -s : any plant of the genus Diapensia
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Origin and Etymology of diapensia
New Latin, perhaps irregular from Greek dia pente by fives + New Latin -ia; from the five-leaved calyx
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