ursinia

noun

ur·​sin·​ia

ˌərˈsinēə

1

capitalized : a genus of annual or perennial southern African herbs or subshrubs (family Compositae) used as ornamentals with usually yellow flowers and fruit with a white enlarged pappus

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Ursinia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Johann Heinrich Ursinus (Latinization of German Bär) †1667 German theologian + New Latin -ia

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