ˌthənˈbərj(ē)ə noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Carl P. Thunberg died 1828 Swedish botanist + New Latin -ia
1. capitalized : a genus of herbs or twining woody vines (family Acanthaceae) native to the tropics of the Old World and having opposite leaves and large flowers succeeded by beaked capsules — see black-eyed susan 3, clock vine
2. -s : any plant of the genus Thunbergia