Blumea

noun

Blu·​mea

ˈblümēə

: a genus of tropical Australasian and African herbs or shrubs (family Compositae) with simple alternate leaves and discoid purple or yellow flower heads

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Karl L. Blume †1862 German botanist

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