diapensia
noun
di·a·pen·sia
ˌdīəˈpensēə
1
capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Diapensiaceae) of boreal dwarf evergreen plants with small crowded coriaceous leaves and flowers on short peduncles
2
plural -s : any plant of the genus Diapensia
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, perhaps irregular from Greek dia pente by fives + New Latin -ia; from the five-leaved calyx