doronicum

[ duh-ron-uh-kuhm ]

noun

any composite plant of the genus Doronicum, comprising the leopard's-banes.

Origin of doronicum

1600–10; <New Latin <Arabic dārūn(aj) (<Persian darūnak) + Latin -icum, neuter of -icus-ic

Words Nearby doronicum

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How to use doronicum in a sentence

Two species of Leopard's Bane (doronicum) are occasionally to be seen in damp woods and thickets, especially near villages.
Field and Woodland Plants | William S. Furneaux
Another of the showiest families of plants of the time is doronicum.
Wood and Garden | Gertrude Jekyll

British Dictionary definitions for doronicum

doronicum

/ (dəˈrɒnɪkəm) /

noun

any plant of the Eurasian and N African genus Doronicum, such as leopard's-bane, having yellow daisy-like flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)

Origin of doronicum

C17: New Latin, from Arabic dorūnaj

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