Arctotis

noun

Arc·​to·​tis

ärkˈtōtə̇s

: a genus of African herbs (family Compositae) having white woolly foliage and long-stalked flower heads see african daisy

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from arct- + Greek ōt-, ous ear; from the earlike pappus scales

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