xeranthemum
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xeranthemum (zɪəˈrænθəməm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| See also immortelle any of a Mediterranean genus of plants having flower heads that are dry and retain their colour and shape for years: family Asteraceae (composites) | |
| [C18: New Latin, from Greek | |
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| xeranthemum | |
noun | |
| any plant of the genus Xeranthemum native to southern Europe having chaffy or silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers |
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