scae·vo·la \ˈsēvələ\noun Etymology: New Latin, after C. Mucius Scaevola 6th century B.C. Roman hero 1.capitalized: a genus of shrubs (family Goodeniaceae) having flowers with the corolla tube split, anthers free, and an indehiscent succulent drupaceous fruit 2.-s: any plant of the genus Scaevola