Scorpiurus
noun
Scor·pi·u·rus
ˌskȯ(r)pēˈyu̇rəs
: a genus of herbs (family Leguminosae) of the Mediterranean region and the Canary Islands having simple leaves, small yellow flowers on naked peduncles, and twisted pods
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Late Latin, a kind of heliotrope, from Latin scorpiuron, from Greek skorpiouron, from neuter of skorpiouros having a tail like that of a scorpion, from skorpios scorpion + -ouros -urous