skə̇ˈzandrə, -ˈsa- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, irregular from schiz- + -andra
: a genus of aromatic woody vines or shrubs (family Magnoliaceae) including one in No. America and others in eastern Asia and having the leaves often evergreen, unisexual flowers in axillary clusters with the petals and sepals undifferentiated, and a fruit that is an elongated spike crowded with berries