Thymelaea
noun
Thyme·laea
ˌthīməˈlēə,
ˌthim-
: a genus of European and Asiatic herbs and undershrubs (family Thymelaeaceae) having small sessile apetalous flowers with a calyx that has a spreading border and is usually persistent
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, any of several plants of the genus Daphne, from Greek thymelaia, from thymos thyme + elaia olive