zə̇ˈran(t)thəməm noun
Etymology: New Latin, from xer- + -anthemum
1. capitalized : a genus of annual densely tomentose herbs (family Compositae) native to southern Europe, containing one of the most widely cultivated everlastings ( X. annuum ), and having solitary chaffy or silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers
2. -s : any plant or flower of the genus Xeranthemum