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stachys
sta·chys [ stáykiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
plant with spiked flowers: a plant with spiked whorls of purple, reddish, or white flowers, e.g. lamb's ears or betony. Genus Stachys.
[Mid-16th century. Via modern Latin< Greek stakhus "ear of grain"]
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