Chondrilla

noun

Chon·​dril·​la

känˈdrilə

: a genus of Old World herbs (family Compositae) having large basal mostly pinnatifid leaves, small stem leaves, and few-flowered heads with spinulose achenes see gum succory

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin chondrille, from Greek chondrilē

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