mȯˈrandēə noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Catharina Pancratia Maurandy, 18th century Spanish botanist + New Latin -ia
1. capitalized : a genus of slender twining herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) of Mexico and southwestern United States having flowers with a bell-shaped corolla that is gibbous at the base
2. -s : a plant of the genus Maurandia