Parkinsonia
noun
Par·kin·so·nia
ˌpärkənˈsōnēə,
ˌpȧk-,
-nyə
: a small genus of spiny shrubs or small trees (family Leguminosae) with minute pinnate early deciduous leaves and racemose yellow flowers with a valvate calyx see jerusalem thorn
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from John Parkinson †1650 English botanist + New Latin -ia