ˌflajəˈla(a)rēə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin flagellum whip, shoot of a plant + New Latin -aria
: a small genus (the type of the family Flagellariaceae) of tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous herbs with sheathing leaves terminating in a tendril and small persistent flowers in panicles
• flag·el·lar·i·a·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|āshəs adjective