agathosma
noun
ag·a·thos·ma
ˌa-gə-ˈthäz-mə
1
capitalized
: a genus of southern African shrubs (family Rutaceae) having heathlike foliage from which a sulfur-containing oil used in folk medicine is obtained and numerous small flowers in dense heads
2
plural -s
: any plant of the genus Agathosma, several of which are cultivated in the cool greenhouse
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