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gazania

[ guh-zey-nee-uh ]
/ gəˈzeɪ ni ə /

noun

any of several composite plants of the genus Gazania, native to southern Africa, having showy flowers with variously colored rays.

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Origin of gazania

<New Latin (1791), after Theodorus Gaza (1398–1478), Greek scholar; see -an, -ia

Words nearby gazania

gaywings, gaz., Gaza, gazabo, gazang, gazania, Gazankulu, gazar, Gaza Strip, gaze, gazebo
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British Dictionary definitions for gazania

gazania
/ (ɡəˈzeɪnɪə) /

noun

any plant of the S. African genus Gazania, grown for their rayed flowers in variegated colours; the flowers close in the afternoon: family AsteraceaeAlso called: treasure flower

Word Origin for gazania

named after Theodore of Gaza, 1398–1478, translator of the botanical treatises of Theophrastus
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