/kreuh san"dreuh, -sahn"-, kraw-/ , n.
any of several plants of the genus Crossandra, native to Africa and Asia, esp. C. infundibuliformis, having glossy leaves and red-orange flowers and sometimes cultivated as a houseplant. Also called firecracker flower .
[ kross ( oí ) tassels, fringe + -andra, fem. of -andros, adj. deriv. of anér man, male; hence, "having a fringed stamen" ]