1capitalized: a genus of Asian shrubs (family Verbenaceae) with a 5-lobed corolla, four exserted stamens, and a fruit of 4-winged nutlets — see bluebeardentry 3
2 plural caryopterides\-ˌäpˈterəˌdēz\: any plant of the genus Caryopteris
History and Etymology for caryopteris
New Latin, from cary- + -pteris (irregular from Greek pteron wing); from the wings on the carpels