ˌgwilənˈdīnə, -dēnə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, after Guilandini (Melchior Wieland) died 1589 Prussian botanist in Italy
in some classifications : a genus that comprises tropical American woody vines, scrambling shrubs, and trees having seeds enclosed in large prickly pods and that is usually included in the genus Caesalpinia