in botany, a genus of the diadelphia decandria clas. The calyx is ventricose, and the legumen is roundish. There are 10 species of anthyllus, viz. the tetraphylla, montana, cornicina, lotoides, barba jovis, heterophylla, cytoides, hermanii, and erinacea, all natives of Spain, Italy, and the southern parts of Europe; and the vulneraria, kidney-wort, or lady's finger, a native of Britain.