any of a genus (Gaillardia) of American plants of the composite family, having large, showy flower heads with yellow or reddish rays and disks
Origin:
ModL, after Gaillard de Marentonneau, 18th-c. Fr botanist
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noun
Any of several New World plants of the genus Gaillardia in the composite family, having red or yellow florets grouped into large solitary flower heads. Also called blanket flower.
Origin:
Origin: New Latin Gaillardia, genus name
Origin: , after Gaillard de Marentonneau, 18th-century French botanist