achimenes

 
Pronunciation: /əˈkɪməniːz/

noun (plural )

  • a Central American plant with tubular or trumpet-shaped flowers.
    • Genus Achimenes, family Gesneriaceae

Origin:

modern Latin, either from Greek akhaimenis, denoting a different plant (euphorbia), or from a- 'not' + kheimanein 'expose to the cold'