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: a prairie weed (Dyssodia papposa) of the western U.S. with ill-smelling herbage

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“Fetid marigold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fetid%20marigold. Accessed 13 May. 2021.

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