escobita

noun

es·​co·​bi·​ta

ˌeskəˈbētə

plural -s

: any of several Californian plants of the genus Orthocarpus (such as O. purpurascens)

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, literally, little broom, diminutive of escoba broom, from Latin scopa, scopae

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