nēˈōrəm, -ȯr- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kneōron, a plant, probably spurge flax ( Daphne gnidium ); probably akin to Gothic hnasqus soft, Sanskrit kiknasa grits, and Latin cinis ashes — more at incinerate
: a small genus (constituting a family Cneoraceae of the order Geraniales) of low evergreen shrubs of the Mediterranean region having oblong or spatulate coriaceous leaves and small axillary cymose or solitary flowers