əˈbrōnēə noun
Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek habros graceful, delicate + New Latin -ia — more at habro-
1. capitalized : a genus of herbs (family Nyctaginaceae) native to western No. America having showy fragrant flowers in bracted heads and with the salver-shaped calyx having a 3-winged base — see sand verbena
2. -s : any plant of the genus Abronia