gazanian.
/ɡəˈzeɪnɪə/, U.S. /ɡəˈzeɪniə/ Botany.
A plant of the genus of South African herbs so named, belonging to the family Compositæ and having showy yellow or orange flowers.
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1813 W. T. Aiton Hortus Kewensis (ed. 2) V. 140 Great-flower'd Gazania.
1844 J. W. Loudon Ladies' Flower-garden Ornamental Perennials II. 29 The Peacock Gazania..only expands its flowers in broad daylight.
1844 J. W. Loudon Ladies' Flower-garden Ornamental Perennials II. 29 The Golden-Flowered Gazania.. is a very pretty little plant, with golden yellow flowers.
1921 G. Jekyll Colour Schemes for Flower Garden 63 A few belated Orange Lilies have their colour nearly repeated by the Gazanias next to the path.
1966 E. Palmer Plains of Camdeboo xvii. 280 There are Nemesias and Gazanias.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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