erigeron

[ ih-rij-uh-ron, -er-uhn ]

noun
  1. any composite plant of the genus Erigeron, having flower heads resembling those of the asters but with narrower and usually more numerous white or purple rays.

Origin of erigeron

1
1595–1605; <Latin ērigeron the plant groundsel <Greek ērigérōn, equivalent to êri early (cognate with ere) + gérōn (see geronto-)

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erigeron

/ (ɪˈrɪdʒərən, -ˈrɪɡ-) /


noun
  1. any plant of the genus Erigeron, whose flowers resemble asters but have narrower rays: family Asteraceae (composites): See also fleabane (def. 1)

Origin of erigeron

1
C17: via Latin from Greek, from ēri early + gerōn old man; from the white down characteristic of some species

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