Anaphalis
noun
Anaph·a·lis
əˈnafələ̇s
: a genus of herbs (family Compositae) of north temperate regions having canescent foliage and small discoid heads of dioecious flowers see pearly everlasting
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Greek anaphalís, variant (in Dioscorides) of gnaphallís, gnaphállion, the plant Otanthus maritimus
First Known Use
1846, in the meaning defined above