akˈtēə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, a plant (probably Actaea spicata ), from Greek aktaia baneberry ( Actaea spicata ), elder tree ( Sambucus nigra )
: a small genus of herbs comprising the baneberries (family Ranunculaceae) and having twice-compound leaves, small white racemose flowers, and acrid poisonous berries