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incienso

American

[in-see-en-soh] / ˌɪn siˈɛn soʊ /

noun

a shrubby, composite desert plant, Encelia farinosa, of the southwestern U.S., having silvery leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.

Etymology

Origin of incienso

1920–25, < Spanish: incense ¹

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The people sometimes mix the incienso of the Silla with the flowers of the pevetera, another composite plant, the smell of which resembles that of the heliotropium of Peru.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Thomasina Ross

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