ger·man·der 
(jər-măndər)
(jər-măndər)n.
Any of various usually aromatic plants of the genus Teucrium of the mint family, having purplish or reddish flowers.
[Middle English germandre, from Old French germandree, alteration of Medieval Latin germandrea, from Late Greek khamandrua, from Greek khamaidrūs : khamai, on the ground; see dhghem- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + drūs, oak; see deru- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]