xeranthemum

/ zɪəˈrænθəməm /

noun

any of a Mediterranean genus of plants having flower heads that are dry and retain their colour and shape for years: family Asteraceae (composites) See also immortelle

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C18: New Latin, from Greek xero- + anthemon flower

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A great variety of beautiful balsams were also in flower, a species of Amaranthus, a Xeranthemum and Gnaphalium.

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