Transvaal daisy

noun

Trans·​vaal daisy

(ˈ)tran(t)s¦väl-,

-raan-,

-nz¦-

: a widely cultivated southern African perennial herb (Gerbera jamesoni) having flower heads with orange to flame-colored strap-shaped rays

called also Barberton daisy

Word History

Etymology

from Transvaal, province of northeast Union of South Africa

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