erigeron

Definitions


[ɛˈrɪdʒərɒn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a widely distributed herbaceous plant of the daisy family, which is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental


Phrases:

Origin:
modern Latin, from Latin, ‘groundsel’ (the original sense in English), from Greek ērigerōn, from ēri ‘early’ + gerōn ‘old man’ (because the plant flowers early in the year, and some species bear grey down)




definition by Oxford Dictionaries