äkˈsi.trəpə̇s noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from oxy- (I) + Greek tropis ship's keel; akin to Greek trepein to turn; from the pointed keel of the corolla — more at trope
: a large widely distributed genus of often shrubby herbs (family Leguminosae) having odd-pinnate leaves and racemose or spicate flowers each of which has a pealike corolla with a clawed petal — see locoweed