mazus
Definition of mazus
1 capitalized : a genus of low prostrate or creeping perennial herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) that have blue or white flowers in terminal one-sided racemes and are native to Asia and Australasia but often cultivated as ground covers or rock garden subjects
2 plural mazus : any plant of the genus Mazus
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Origin and Etymology of mazus
New Latin, from Greek mazos, mastos breast; from the ridges on the lower lip of the flower
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