ˌthīsənōˈkärpəs, ˌthis- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from thysan- + -carpus
: a small genus of slender annual herbs (family Cruciferae) that have pinnatifid basal leaves, entire stem leaves, small white flowers, and an ovate or orbicular one-seeded winged silicle and are widely distributed in dry upland areas of the Pacific coast of No. America — see fringepod