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Definition of townsendia
townsendia
/taʊnˈzɛn.di.ə/
town · sen · di · a
Plural:townsendias
townsendia Lexical Profile
CEFR
C2
Grade
13
Tier
3
Usage
Rare
• 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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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Townsendia. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/townsendia