Othonna

noun

Othon·​na

ōˈthänə

: a genus of southern African herbs or shrubs (family Compositae) with smooth often fleshy leaves and heads of yellow flowers of which the discoid ones are sterile

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, a plant of Syria, from Greek

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