thunbergia
noun
thun·ber·gia
ˌthənˈbərj(ē)ə
1
capitalized : a genus of herbs or twining woody vines (family Acanthaceae) native to the tropics of the Old World and having opposite leaves and large flowers succeeded by beaked capsules see black-eyed susan , clock vine
2
plural -s : any plant of the genus Thunbergia
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Carl P. Thunberg †1828 Swedish botanist + New Latin -ia