erigeron
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of erigeron
1595–1605; < Latin ērigeron the plant groundsel < Greek ērigérōn, equivalent to êri early (cognate with ere ) + gérōn ( see geronto-)
Example Sentences
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The sense of purposeful imperfection begins as you leave through the front door to walk down a stone path: poofs of erigeron — fleabane — with tiny daisylike flowers fizz from between ancient stones.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2021
The Canadian roadside erigeron is well established already in the remoter suburbs; the phylloxera battens on our hothouse vines; the American river-weed stops the navigation on our principal canals.
From Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science by Grant Allen
The alpine spiræa grows here also and blossoms profusely with potentilla, erigeron, eriogonum, pentstemon, solidago, and an interesting species of onion, and four or five species of grasses and sedges.
From The Yosemite by John Muir
The lower are mostly alder bushes and the topmost a lavish profusion of flowering plants, chiefly cassiope, vaccinium, pyrola, erigeron, gentiana, campanula, anemone, larkspur, and columbine, with a few grasses and ferns.
From Travels in Alaska by John Muir
Larkspurs are common, with epilobium, senecio, erigeron, and a few solidagos.
From Travels in Alaska by John Muir
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