ōˈbrēsh(ē)ə, ȯˈ- noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Claude Aubriet died 1742 French painter of flowers and animals + New Latin -ia
1. capitalized : a genus of Mediterranean herbs (family Cruciferae) often growing in dense mats and cultivated in rock gardens, and having showy purplish flowers
2. also aubretia -s : a plant of the genus Aubrietia