Echinodorus
noun
Ech·i·nod·o·rus
ˌekəˈnädərəs
: a genus of chiefly American aquatic or marsh herbs (family Alismataceae) having long-stalked often spotted leaves, delicate white flowers in racemes or panicles, and spiny clusters of beaked fruits
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from echin- + Greek doros leather bag, from derein to skin; from the form of the ovary