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engelmannia

noun

common erect hairy perennial of plains and prairies of southern and central United States having flowers that resemble sunflowers

• Hypernyms: ↑wildflower, ↑wild flower

• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Engelmannia

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\\ˌeŋgəlˈmanēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from George Engelmann died 1884 American botanist born in Germany + New Latin -ia

: a genus of No. American herbs (family Compositae) resembling sunflowers and having pinnatifd leaves and large yellow flower heads

Useful english dictionary. 2012.