Onosmodium

noun

On·​os·​mo·​di·​um

ˌänəzˈmōdēəm,

-nəˈsm-

: a genus of North American perennial herbs (family Boraginaceae) with hispid foliage and small yellowish or greenish flowers see false gromwell

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Greek onosma, a boraginaceous plant, from onos ass + -osma (from osmē odor)

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