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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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