ˌnirəmˈbərjēə, -rgēə noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Juan E. Nieremberg died 1658 Spanish Jesuit naturalist and author + New Latin -ia
1. capitalized : a genus of tropical American creeping herbs (family Solanaceae) having solitary white or purple flowers and a slender corolla tube bearing five exserted stamens at its apex
2. -s : any plant of the genus Nierembergia — called also cupflower