Definition of Purshia
:a genus of western American shrubs (family Rosaceae) having small solitary yellow flowers and pubescent achenes and being important browse plants in dry parts of the southwestern U.S.
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Purshia
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Pur·shia
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ˈpərshēə
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ˈpu̇r-
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Origin and Etymology of purshia
New Latin, from Frederick Pursh †1820 German botanist and horticulturist in America + New Latin -ia
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