gaillardia

American  

[gey-lahr-dee-uh] / geɪˈlɑr di ə /

noun

1. any composite plant of the genus Gaillardia, including the blanket-flowers.

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gaillardia British  

/ ɡeɪˈlɑːdɪə /

noun

1. any plant of the North American genus Gaillardia, having ornamental flower heads with yellow or red rays and purple discs: family Asteraceae (composites)

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Etymology

Origin of gaillardia

1885–90; < New Latin, named after Gaillard de Charentonneau, 18th-century French botanical amateur; see -ia

Example Sentences

It takes a good deal to kill a gaillardia.

From The New Gulliver and Other Stories by Pain, Barry

Then, as though the two of them were not sufficient California gold, there is the faithful gaillardia with its prim little sunflower-faces smiling up at their Mother Sun.

From Vignettes of San Francisco by Bailey, Almira

Many sorts, if sown in spring, bloom the first year from seeds as early as annuals; for instance: gaillardia, Iceland poppies, Chinese larkspur, platycodon, etc.

From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)

The golden and purple flowers of the fall bespangled the roadside—wild sunflowers, brown-centred gaillardia, wild sage, and goldenrod.

From The Second Chance by McClung, Nellie L.

Conspicuous and characteristic flowers of the lower altitudes are the mariposa lily, iris, wallflower, gaillardia, and numerous species of cinquefoil, pentstemon, and evening primrose.

From Rocky Mountain [Colorado] National Park by United States. Dept. of the Interior