Burmannia
noun
Bur·man·nia
(ˌ)bərˈmanēə
: a genus (the type of the family Burmanniaceae) of slender herbs native to warm regions and having leaves resembling scales and flowers with a 3-angled or 3-winged perianth
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Johannes Burmann †1779 Dutch botanist + New Latin -ia