androsace

[ an-dros-uh-kee, -uh-see ]

/ ænˈdrɒs əˌki, -əˌsi /

noun

any plant of the genus Androsace, of the primrose family, having basal leaves and white or reddish flowers.

Nearby words

andropause, androphobia, androphore, andropov, andros, androsace, androscoggin, androsphinx, androspore, androstane, androstene

Origin of androsace

< New Latin < Greek andrósakes a marine plant (perhaps equivalent to andrós (genitive of anḗr man) + -akes, derivative of ákos cure); probably misconstrued by Linnaeus as a compound with Greek sákos shield

Examples from the Web for androsace

In more sunny places a Primula and Androsace were in full flower.
Western Himalaya and Tibet|Thomas Thomson
In another part grew an Androsace with two drooping flowers.
Lachesis Lapponica|Carl von Linn
Wild flowers had also begun to vegetate: a violet was in flower on the banks of streamlets, as well as a Primula and an Androsace.
Western Himalaya and Tibet|Thomas Thomson