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Gnaphalium

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Gna`pha´li`um
n.1.(Bot.) A genus of composite plants with white or colored dry and persistent involucres; a kind of everlasting.
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Noun1.Gnaphalium - large widely distributed genus of coarse hairy herbs with whitish involucresGnaphalium - large widely distributed genus of coarse hairy herbs with whitish involucres
asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
aster family, Asteraceae, Compositae, family Asteraceae, family Compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia
cudweed - any of numerous plants of the genus Gnaphalium having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color


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Although Euchiton was initially described in 1828 (15) by Cassini, it was included within a larger genus, Gnaphalium, from 1838 until 1974.
 
 
 
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