helkˈsīnē, -lˈzī- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek helxinē pellitory, bindweed, from helkein to drag, pull — more at sulcus
: a genus of plants (family Urticaceae) native to Corsica and Sardinia and cultivated elsewhere as pot plants with small leaves and tiny solitary flowers that form dense mossy mats — see baby's tears