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Definition of townsendia

townsendia

/taʊnˈzɛn.di.ə/
town · sen · di · a

Plural:townsendias
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townsendia Lexical Profile

• noun

1

Any low-growing herbaceous perennial or biennial flowering plant of the genus Townsendia in the family Asteraceae, native to western North America and cultivated in rock gardens for its showy, daisy-like blossoms with white, pink, or violet ray florets surrounding a yellow central disk.

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180019102020

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