Lygodesmia

noun

Ly·​go·​des·​mia

ˌlīgəˈdezmēə

: a genus of wiry-stemmed North American weedy herbs (family Compositae) see skeleton weed sense 2

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek lygo- (from lygos withe) + desmos band, bond, desmē bundle + New Latin -ia

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