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galinsoga

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gal⋅in⋅so⋅ga

[gal-in-soh-guh]
–noun
any of several weedy composite plants of the genus Galinsoga, esp. G. ciliata or G. parviflora, having small flower heads with short, sparse white rays.

Origin:
< NL (1794), after Mariano M. de Galinsoga, Spanish botanist
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