Saussurea
noun
Saus·su·rea
sȯˈsu̇rēə
: a genus of herbs (family Compositae) found mostly in temperate and cool regions of Eurasia with heads of blue or purple flowers that resemble thistles see costusroot
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, after H. Bénédict de Saussure †1799 and his son N. Théodore de Saussure †1845 Swiss naturalists