gallant soldier

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gallant soldier
 
n
Also called: Joey Hooker a South American plant, Galinsoga parviflora, widely distributed as a weed, having small daisy-like flowers surrounded by silvery scales: family Asteraceae (composites)
 
[C20: by folk etymology from New Latin Galinsoga]

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