gazania
/ɡəˈzeɪnɪə
/noun
A tropical herbaceous plant of the daisy family, with showy flowers that are typically orange or yellow.
- Genus Gazania, family Compositae.
- The greenhouses are now stuffed full with geranimus, surfinia petunias, fuchsias and gazanias.
- Many groundcovers can also be planted, including ice plant, gazania and capeweed.
Origin
Modern Latin, named after Theodore of Gaza (1398–1478), Greek scholar.