galinsoga

 [gal-in-soh-guh]  

gal·in·so·ga

   [gal-in-soh-guh]
noun
any of several weedy composite plants of the genus Galinsoga, especially G. ciliata or G. parviflora, having small flower heads with short, sparse white rays.
Origin:
< Neo-Latin (1794), after Mariano M. de Galinsoga, Spanish botanist
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