kochia [ˈkəʊkɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any plant of the widely distributed annual genus Kochia, esp K. Scoparia trichophila, grown for its foliage, which turns dark red in the late summer: family Chenopodiaceae Also called burning bush summer cypress
[named after W. D. J. Koch (1771-1849), German botanist]
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| Noun | 1. |  Kochia - summer cypress caryophylloid dicot genus - genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers Bassia scoparia, belvedere, Kochia scoparia, summer cypress, fire bush, fire-bush, burning bush - densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn |
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