ˌspekyəˈla(a)rēə noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin speculum Veneris campanula, literally, mirror of Venus + New Latin -aria
1. capitalized : a small genus of annual herbs (family Campanulaceae) distinguished from Campanula by the rotate corolla and narrowly oblong ovary — see corn violet , venus's looking-glass
2. -s : any plant of the genus Specularia