Ancistrocladus
noun
An·cis·troc·la·dus
ˌanˌsiˈsträklədəs
: a genus of climbing shrubs (order Parietales) of the East Indies and Africa constituting a distinct family and having hooked branches and panicled flowers with 10 stamens and a single pistil that are followed by nutlike fruits
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek ankistron fishhook + klados branch; akin to Greek ankos glen
First Known Use
1834, in the meaning defined above