shortia
noun
shor·tia
ˈshȯ(r)tēə
1
capitalized : a genus of perennial herbs (family Diapensiaceae) having smooth coriaceous basal leaves and long-stalked showy white and solitary flowers with campanulate corollas see oconee bells
2
plural -s : any plant of the genus Shortia
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Charles Wilkins Short †1863 American physician and botanist + New Latin -ia