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xeranthemum

noun
xe·​ran·​the·​mum | \ zə̇ˈran(t)thÉ™mÉ™m\

Definition of xeranthemum

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

History and Etymology for xeranthemum

New Latin, from xer- + -anthemum

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