fluellen

 
Pronunciation: /flʊˈɛlɪn/

noun

  • a small creeping Eurasian plant with yellow and purple flowers, widely occurring in cornfields.
    • Genus Kickxia, family Scrophulariaceae: two species

Origin:

mid 16th century: alteration of Welsh llysiau Llywelyn 'Llewelyn's herbs'; compare with Fluellen, used by Shakespeare to represent the Welsh name Llywelyn