Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of composite plants, much resembling the arnica, natives of Europe and temperate Asia.
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- noun Any of several
plants of the genus Doronicum including the leopard's bane
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- noun genus of Eurasian perennial tuberous or rhizomatous herbs: leopard's bane
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin, genus name, from Medieval Latin deronicum, leopard's bane, from Arabic darawnaj, of Middle Persian origin; akin to Persian darūnak.]
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A formal garden is surrounded by high yew hedges and planted only with daisy-type flowers, starting with doronicum in spring and ending the year with asters and single chrysanths.
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