Onopordon

noun

On·​o·​por·​don

ˌänəˈpȯrdᵊn,

-ˌdän

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

Word History

Etymology

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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