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Gomphrena

gomph·rena

UK/ɡɒmˈfriːnə/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

From the genus name, from the Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos, “peg”).

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