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Verbesina

noun

herbs and shrubs of warm North America to Mexico; includes plants formerly placed in genus Actinomeris

• Syn: ↑genus Verbesina

• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑family Asteraceae, ↑aster family

• Member Meronyms: ↑crownbeard, ↑crown-beard, ↑crown beard

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\\ˌvərbəˈsīnə, -sēnə\ noun

Etymology: New Latin, modification (influenced by Verbena) of Italian dialect forbesina verbesina

1. capitalized : a small genus of herbs (family Compositae) having yellow or white heads of tubular and radiate flowers — see gravelweed, virginia crownbeard

2. -s : any plant of the genus Verbesina — called also crownbeard

Useful english dictionary. 2012.