incienso

[ in-see-en-soh ]

/ ˌɪn siˈɛn soʊ /

a shrubby, composite desert plant, Encelia farinosa, of the southwestern U.S., having silvery leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.

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1920–25, Americanism; < Spanish: incense¹