ERIGERON

[erig.er.on] n [NL, fr. L, groundsel, fr. Gk erigeron, fr. eri early + geron old man; fr. the hoary down of some species--more at ere, geront-] (1601): any of a widely distributed genus (Erigeron) of composite herbs with flower heads that resemble asters but have fewer and narrower involucral bracts