Sanguisorba
noun
San·gui·sor·ba
ˌsaŋgwəˈsȯrbə
: a small genus of herbs (family Rosaceae) native to temperate regions with odd-pinnate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers in dense terminal spikes or clusters see burnet sense 2
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from sangui- + -sorba (from Latin sorbēre to absorb); from its styptic quality