ˌlōbəˈstēˌmän noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from lob- + Greek stēmōn warp, thread — more at stamen
: a genus of southern African perennial herbs or shrubs (family Boraginaceae) that have alternate, sessile, and usually hairy leaves and white, pink, or blue infundibuliform flowers in scorpioid cymes or dense heads and are sometimes cultivated as greenhouse ornamentals