n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' ri-j ə - ˌ rän
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, groundsel, from Greek ē riger ō n, from ē ri early + ger ō n old man; from the hoary down of some species ― more at ERE , GERONT-
Date: 1601
: any of a widely distributed genus ( Erigeron ) of composite herbs with flower heads that resemble asters but have fewer and narrower involucral bracts