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galinsoga

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[gal-in-soh-guh] / ˌgæl ɪnˈsoʊ gə /

noun

  1. any of several weedy composite plants of the genus Galinsoga, especially G. ciliata or G. parviflora, having small flower heads with short, sparse white rays.

Etymology

Origin of galinsoga

< New Latin (1794), after Mariano M. de Galinsoga, Spanish botanist

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