Gamolepis

noun

Ga·​mol·​e·​pis

gəˈmäləpə̇s

: a small genus of southern African herbs or shrubs (family Compositae) with alternate pinnatisect leaves and flowers resembling marigolds and having the bracts of the involucre united for one third or one half their length

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from gam- + -lepis

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