Amsinckia

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Am·sinck·ia | \ amˈsiŋkēə\

Definition of Amsinckia

: a genus of rough annual herbs (family Boraginaceae) with oblong leaves and scorpioid-spicate yellow flowers, at least the lowest being leafy-bracted — see fiddle-neck sense 2

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The first known use of Amsinckia was in 1836

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