the·lig·o·num alsothe·lyg·o·num\thə̇ˈligənəm\ Etymology: New Latin, from Latin thelygonon, any of several plants of the genera Mercurialis and Crucianella, from Greek thēlygonon, from thēlys female + -gonon (from the stem of gignesthai to be born) — more at feminine, kin synonym of cynocrambe