Trilisa

noun

Trili·​sa

ˈtriləsə,

ˈtrīl-

: a genus of herbs (family Compositae) of the southern U.S. distinguished from Liatris by the corymbose panicles of flower heads and involucral bracts of two or three series only see wild vanilla

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, anagram of Liatris

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