Akademik

Encelia

noun

genus of shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico: brittlebush

• Syn: ↑genus Encelia

• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑family Asteraceae, ↑aster family

• Member Meronyms: ↑brittlebush, ↑brittle bush, ↑incienso, ↑Encelia farinosa

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\\ə̇nˈsēlēə\ noun

Etymology: New Latin

1. capitalized : a genus of shrubs (family Compositae) of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having linear leaves, radiate flower heads, and flat achenes — see brittlebush

2. -s : any plant of the genus Encelia — see incienso

Useful english dictionary. 2012.