Definition of Blumea
:a genus of tropical Australasian and African herbs or shrubs (family Compositae) with simple alternate leaves and discoid purple or yellow flower heads
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Blumea
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Blu·mea
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ˈblümēə
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Origin and Etymology of blumea
New Latin, from Karl L. Blume †1862 German botanist
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