fraŋˈkēnēə, -anˈ- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, after Johan Frankenius (Franke) died 1661 Swedish professor of anatomy and botany
: a genus (the type of the family Frankeniaceae) of perennial herbs or undershrubs with opposite leaves and solitary pink, violet, or red flowers usually in the forks of the branches
• fran·ke·ni·a·ceous ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷nē|āshəs adjective