fə̇ˈlā(ˌ)gō, -lä(- noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, a plant, probably cudweed, from Latin filum thread + -ago (as in plantago plantain) — more at file , plantain
1. capitalized : a genus of small woolly herbs (family Compositae) with entire leaves and small flower heads in capitate clusters
2. -s : any plant of the genus Filago — compare cotton rose