Parthenium

noun

Par·​the·​ni·​um

pärˈthēnēəm

: a small genus of North American woody herbs (family Compositae) having small heads of rayed flowers in a terminal panicle see bastard feverfew, guayule

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek parthenion feverfew, from neuter of parthenios maidenly, from parthenos maiden, virgin

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