ˌpäləˈnizh(ē)ə, -isēə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from pol- (from poly- ) + anis- (I) + -ia; probably from the large but varying number of stamens
: a genus of widely distributed herbs (family Capparidaceae) having palmate leaves and flowers with many stamens of unequal lengths — see clammyweed