ˌyüpəˈmāsh(ē)ə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from eu- + Greek pōmat-, pōma lid + New Latin -ia — more at pomacentridae
: a small Australasian genus (the type of the family Eupomatiaceae of the order Ranales) comprising trees and shrubs with large staminodia that resemble petals between the anther-bearing stamens and the stigma so that pollination can only be effected by insects