Baeria

noun

Baer·​ia

ˈba(a)rēə

: a genus of annual herbs (family Compositae) having opposite hairy leaves and showy yellow flowers see gold fields

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Karl E. von Baer †1876 Estonian naturalist + New Latin -ia

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

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