Androsace
noun
An·dros·a·ce
anˈdräsəˌkē,
-əˌsē
: a genus of usually tufted herbs (family Primulaceae) native to the northern hemisphere having basal tufted leaves, small terminal white or pink flowers, and capsular fruits see rock jasmine
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, alteration of Latin androsaces, a plant or zoophyte, from Greek androsakes, a sea plant (probably a species of Acetabularia)
First Known Use
1704, in the meaning defined above