abronia
noun
abro·nia
əˈbrōnēə
1
capitalized : a genus of herbs (family Nyctaginaceae) native to western North America having showy fragrant flowers in bracted heads and with the salver-shaped calyx having a 3-winged base see sand verbena
2
plural -s : any plant of the genus Abronia
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin, from Greek habrós "graceful, delicate" + New Latin -onia (probably as in Paeonia peony and the names of other flowering plants)
First Known Use
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1