Anisomeles
noun
An·isom·e·les
ˌaˌnīˈsäməˌlēz
: a small genus of herbs (family Labiatae) of tropical Asia and Australia with purplish cymose flowers
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from anis- entry 1 + -meles (from Greek melē cup); from the lack of uniformity in the anthers
First Known Use
1811, in the meaning defined above