Eriocaulon

noun

Er·​i·​o·​cau·​lon

: a genus (the type of the family Eriocaulaceae) of widely distributed acaulescent herbs having flowers with glandular petals and 4 to 6 stamens

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from erio- + -caulon (from Greek kaulos stalk, stem)

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