Zizia

noun

Ziz·​ia

ˈzizēə

: a small genus of North American herbs (family Umbelliferae) with ternately compound leaves, yellow flowers in compound umbels, and flat wingless fruit see golden alexander , golden meadow parsnip

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from I. B. Ziz, 19th century German botanist + New Latin -ia

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