Ligularia

noun

Lig·​u·​lar·​ia

ˌligyəˈla(a)rēə

: a genus of Old World herbs (family Compositae) resembling the groundsel and having the margins of the involucral bracts overlapping see leopard plant

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin ligula small tongue, small strap, spoon + New Latin -aria

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