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Townsendia
noun
Town·sen·dia
\tau̇nˈzendēə\
Definition of Townsendia
: a genus of western American mostly low and tufted herbs (family Compositae) with large heads of purple-rayed or white-rayed flowers and achenes that are beset with bristly forked hairs — see easter daisy
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Origin and Etymology of townsendia
New Latin, from David Townsend †1858 American botanist + New Latin -ia
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