ASTRANTIA


Meaning of ASTRANTIA in English

[ ə'strantɪə ]

■ noun a plant of the parsley family with small starlike heads of tiny flowers surrounded by prominent bracts. [Genus Astrantia : several species.]

Origin

mod. L., perh. from Gk astēr 'star'.

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