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