godetia

British

/ ɡəˈdiːʃə /

noun

any plant of the American onagraceous genus Godetia, esp one grown as a showy-flowered annual garden plant

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Etymology

Origin of godetia

C19: named after C. H. Godet (died 1879), Swiss botanist

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Coreopsis is easy to raise, and so is godetia.

From The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. by Shaw, Ellen Eddy

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