crownbeard

[ kroun-beerd ]

noun
  1. any of various American composite plants constituting the genus Verbesina, having clustered, usually yellow flower heads.

Origin of crownbeard

1
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; crown + beard

Words Nearby crownbeard

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