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gazania

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gazania [gəˈzeɪnɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any plant of the S. African genus Gazania, grown for their rayed flowers in variegated colours; the flowers close in the afternoon: family Asteraceae Also called treasure flower
[named after Theodore of Gaza, 1398-1478, translator of the botanical treatises of Theophrastus]
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Noun1.gazania - any plant of the genus Gazania valued for their showy daisy flowers
flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
genus Gazania - genus of tomentose tropical African herbs with milky sap
Gazania rigens, treasure flower - decumbent South African perennial with short densely leafy stems and orange flower rays with black eyespots at base


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Ground cover is a category of spreading plants that includes ivy, iceplant, gazania, pink clover (Polygonum cuspidatum compactum), trailing lantana, asparagus fern (Asparagus densiflorus Sprengeri) and star jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides).
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At first glance, you might mistake arctotis for gazania, except that arctotis grows taller and its flowers are larger than gazania blooms.
IN THE GARDEN L.A.'S ANNUAL DELIGHTS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Two weeks ago, Esses found the female's burrow empty and a small hole under the fence about a foot away, concealed by tall grasses and gazania leaves.
RUNAWAY TORTOISE LONGTIME PET AMBLES OFF FROM BURROW by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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