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Gomphrena

noun

genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having flowers in close heads; tropical America and Australia

• Syn: ↑genus Gomphrena

• Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Amaranthaceae, ↑family Amaranthaceae, ↑amaranth family

• Member Meronyms: ↑globe amaranth, ↑bachelor's button, ↑Gomphrena globosa

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\\gämˈfrēnə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, alteration of Latin gromphaena, a kind of amaranth

: a genus of tropical herbs or low shrubs (family Amaranthaceae) having opposite leaves and flowers in close heads — see globe amaranth

Useful english dictionary. 2012.