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Onopordon

noun
On·​o·​por·​don | \ ˌänəˈpȯrdᵊn, -ˌdän\

Definition of Onopordon

: a genus of Eurasian herbs (family Compositae) with tomentose prickly foliage and large heads of purplish flowers — see cotton thistle

History and Etymology for Onopordon

New Latin, from Greek onopordon pellitory, from onos ass + -pordon (from pordē expulsion of intestinal gas); akin to Greek perdesthai to break wind

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