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erigeron definition

erig·eron (ē rij′ər än′)

noun

any of a genus (Erigeron) of plants of the composite family having daisylike, yellow flower heads with white, rose, or violet rays

Etymology: ModL < L, groundsel < Gr ērigerōn < ēri, early + gerōn, old man (see corn): from the hoary down on some varieties

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