Gomphrena

noun

Gom·​phre·​na

gämˈfrēnə

: a genus of tropical herbs or low shrubs (family Amaranthaceae) having opposite leaves and flowers in close heads see globe amaranth

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, alteration of Latin gromphaena, a kind of amaranth

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