coronilla Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of various plants of the genus Coronilla having purple or pink or yellow flowers in long axillary heads or umbels

WordNet

Cor`o*nil"la noun
Etymology
NL., fr. L. corona crown: cf. F. coronille.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of plants related to the clover, having their flowers arranged in little heads or tufts resembling coronets.

Webster 1913