Saussurea

noun
Saus·​su·​rea | \ sȯˈsu̇rēə\

Definition of Saussurea

: a genus of herbs (family Compositae) found mostly in temperate and cool regions of Eurasia with heads of blue or purple flowers that resemble thistles — see costusroot

History and Etymology for Saussurea

New Latin, after H. Bénédict de Saussure †1799 and his son N. Théodore de Saussure †1845 Swiss naturalists

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