ˌte.trəˈgōneə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek tetragōnia spindle tree, from tetragōnos tetragonal + -ia -y
: a genus of fleshy herbs or undershrubs (family Aizoaceae) of wide distribution having yellow or reddish apetalous flowers and a winged or quadrangular nut or drupe — see new zealand spinach