dȯ(r)ˈstēnēə noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Theodor Dorsten died 1552 German botanist + New Latin -ia
1. capitalized : a large genus of tropical herbs (family Moraceae) having basal leaves and small monoecious flowers crowded upon a fleshy receptacle at the end of a long naked peduncle — see contrayerva
2. plural dorstenias also dor·steni·ae -ēˌē : any plant of the genus Dorstenia