|kärˌlüdəˈvēkə, -īkə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, after Charles IV ( Carolus ) died 1819 king of Spain, and Maria Luisa ( Ludovica ) died 1819 his queen
: a genus of tropical American erect or climbing palmlike plants (family Cyclanthaceae) differing from the palms in having tetramerous flowers and many-seeded fruit — see jipijapa