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grindelia definition

☆ grin·delia (grin dēl′yə, -dē′lē ə)

noun

any of a genus (Grindelia) of coarse plants of the composite family, with large, yellow flower heads: the dried stems and leaves are used medicinally

Etymology: ModL, after H. Grindel (1776-1836), professor of botany at Riga

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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