Encelia

Encelia
noun
genus of shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico: brittlebush
Syn: ↑genus Encelia
Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑family Asteraceae, ↑aster family
Member Meronyms: ↑brittlebush, ↑brittle bush, ↑incienso, ↑Encelia farinosa

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\\ə̇nˈsēlēə\ noun
Etymology: New Latin
1. capitalized : a genus of shrubs (family Compositae) of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having linear leaves, radiate flower heads, and flat achenes — see brittlebush
2. -s : any plant of the genus Encelia — see incienso

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