ti·dy·tips

[tahy-dee-tips]
noun, plural ti·dy·tips.
( used with a singular or plural verb ) a composite plant, Layia platyglossa, of California, having flower heads with bright yellow, white-tipped rays.

Origin:
1885–90, Americanism; tidy + tip1 + -s3

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tidytips

noun
California annual having flower heads with yellow rays tipped with white 
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The rebuilt museum boasts an innovative green roof, home to poppies, yellow tidytips and other native plants.
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