and rosace

[Fr. androsacé. In Latin and rosaces, Greek ἀνδρόσακες ( andro sakes ), is not plant, but a madrepore, from ἀνηρ (aner), gen it, ἀνδρός ( andros ) = man, and σάκος (sakos) a shield, to which the large round hollow leaf of the most common species has a certain resemblance.) A genus of plants belonging to the order Primulaceæ. Elegant mountain plants found on the continent of Europe. None are wild in Britain.