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gazania
[ guh-zey-nee-uh ]
/ gəˈzeɪ ni ə /
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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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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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