to·re·nia \təˈrēnēə, -nyə\noun Etymology: New Latin, from Olaf Toren died 1753 Swedish ship's chaplain + New Latin -ia 1.capitalized: a genus of chiefly tropical Asiatic and African herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) having simple opposite leaves and tubular 2-lipped showy flowers with four perfect stamens 2.-s: any plant of the genus Torenia