Trichostema
noun
Trich·o·ste·ma
ˌtrikəˈstēmə,
trə̇ˈkästəmə
: a genus of North American herbs or undershrubs (family Labiatae) having axillary whorls of small blue flowers with four exserted stamens and a deeply lobed ovary see black sage, blue curls
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from trich- + Greek stēma stamen, from stēmōn thread