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Anaphalis

noun

a genus of herbs of north temperate regions having hoary leaves: pearly everlasting

• Syn: ↑genus Anaphalis

• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus

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

• Member Meronyms: ↑pearly everlasting, ↑cottonweed, ↑Anaphalis margaritacea

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\\əˈnafələ̇s\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin

: a genus of herbs (family Compositae) of north temperate regions having canescent foliage and small discoid heads of dioecious flowers — see pearly everlasting

Useful english dictionary. 2012.