(ˌ)bərˈgēnēə, -nyə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Karl A. von Bergen died 1760 German physician and botanist + New Latin -ia
: a genus of perennial spring-blooming herbs (family Saxifragaceae) often included in the genus Saxifraga but having large thick rootstocks that produce typical colonies or clumps of plants with very thick heavy leaves