in sense 1 ˌkȯrəˈnilə, in sense 2 -nē(y)ə noun
Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Latin corona crown; from the flower clusters — more at crown
1.
a. capitalized : a genus of Old World often woody herbs (family Leguminosae) having purple, pink, or yellow flowers in long-stalked axillary heads or umbels — see axseed , scorpion senna
b. -s : any plant of the genus Coronilla
2. also co·ro·ni·llo -nē(ˌ)(y)ō -s
[American Spanish coronilla, coronillo, from Spanish coronilla crown of the head, diminutive of corona crown, from Latin]
: a valuable timber tree ( Gleditsia amorphoides ) of Argentina the bark of which yields a saponin