Sideritis

noun

Sid·​er·​i·​tis

ˌsidəˈrītə̇s

: a genus of European woolly mints having small flowers with the corolla included in the calyx

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, ironwort, from Greek sidēritis, from feminine of sidēritēs of iron, from sidēr- sider- + -itēs -ite

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