xeranthemum

noun

xe·​ran·​the·​mum

zə̇ˈran(t)thəməm

1

capitalized : a genus of annual densely tomentose herbs (family Compositae) native to southern Europe, containing one of the most widely cultivated everlastings (X. annuum), and having solitary chaffy or silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers

2

plural -s : any plant or flower of the genus Xeranthemum

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from xer- + -anthemum

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