rüˈelēə noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Jean Ruel (latinized Ruellius ) died 1539 French physician and botanist + New Latin -ia
1. capitalized : a very large genus of chiefly tropical American herbs and shrubs (family Acanthaceae) that have showy solitary or paniculate flowers with the simple or 2-lobed style recurved at the apex and the ovary 2-celled
2. -s : any plant or flower of the genus Ruellia