-ˈkath(ə)rə̇nz- noun
Usage: usually capitalized S&C
Etymology: after St. Catherine of Alexandria died ab 307 Christian martyr who was tortured on a spiked wheel
1.
[so called from the fancied resemblance of the styles to the spikes on Catherine's wheel]
: love-in-a-mist 1
2. : poinsettia