Tetradymia

noun

Tet·​ra·​dym·​ia

ˌte‧trəˈdimēə

: a genus of low rigid tomentose shrubs (family Compositae) having alternate entire leaves, head with concave overlapping bracts, and terete achenes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from tetra- + -dymia

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