ˌpäləˈmōnēəm noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek polemōnion, a plant, perhaps Greek valerian
1. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Polemoniaceae) of herbs having pinnate leaves and large cymose-paniculate flowers with herbaceous calyx, declinate stamens, and mucilaginous seeds — see greek valerian
2. -s : any plant of the genus Polemonium