Lyonia
noun
Ly·o·nia
līˈōnēə
: a genus of upright shrubs (family Ericaceae) that have white or pinkish flowers in axillary or terminal clusters with urceolate or cylindric corolla, anthers opening by terminal pores, and a capsular many-seeded fruit
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from John Lyon †ab 1818 Scottish gardener and collector of American plants + New Latin -ia