Onopordon
noun
On·o·por·don
ˌänəˈpȯrdᵊn,
-ˌdän
: a genus of Eurasian herbs (family Compositae) with tomentose prickly foliage and large heads of purplish flowers see cotton thistle
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek onopordon pellitory, from onos ass + -pordon (from pordē expulsion of intestinal gas); akin to Greek perdesthai to break wind