Definition of Sideritis
:a genus of European woolly mints having small flowers with the corolla included in the calyx
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Sideritis
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Sid·er·i·tis
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ˌsidəˈrītə̇s
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Origin and Etymology of sideritis
New Latin, from Latin, ironwort, from Greek sidēritis, from feminine of sidēritēs of iron, from sidēr- sider- + -itēs -ite
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