erechtites

noun

er·​ech·​ti·​tes

ˌerə̇kˈtīt(ˌ)ēz,

ˌeˌrek-

1

capitalized : a genus of coarse herbs (family Compositae) commonly with whitish discoid flower heads and a silky pappus that facilitates their wide distribution as weeds

2

plural erechtites : any plant of the genus Erechtites

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek erechthitis groundsel, from erechthein to rend, break

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