ˌstakə̇tärˈfēd.ə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek stachys + New Latin -tarpheta (probably irregular from Greek tarpheia, feminine of tarphys thick; perhaps akin to Greek thrombos lump — more at thromb-
: a genus of chiefly tropical plants (family Verbenaceae) with solitary axillary flowers — see jamaica vervain