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Mesadenia

noun
Mes·​ade·​nia | \ ˌme|zəˈdēnēə, ˌmē|, |sə-\

Definition of Mesadenia

in some classifications
: a separate genus comprising the New World members of the genus Cacalia

History and Etymology for Mesadenia

New Latin, from mes- + Greek aden-, adēn gland + New Latin -ia; from the central projection of the receptacle

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