stachys

British  

/ ˈsteɪkɪs /

noun

1. any plant of the genus Stachys , esp S. lanata (lamb's ears) and S. officinalis (betony)

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Etymology

Origin of stachys

New Latin, from Greek stachys ear of corn, used as a plant name

Example Sentences

The final move was to tuck in yellow single tulips from the deli—with their flat, green leaves—and silver felted stachys foliage to simulate the gestures of the work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 28, 2016

Elsewhere it is the blue of the stachys and the spiked veronica that rules.

From Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine by Barker, Edward Harrison

The grass mounts high, but not higher than the oxeye daisies, the blue racemes of stachys, the mauve-coloured heads of scabious, the bladder-campions, the yellow buttercups and goat's-beard.

From Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine by Barker, Edward Harrison