echinops

Nov. 9th, 2021 07:33 am
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echinops (EK-uh-naps, uh-KEE-naps) - n., any of several globe thistles (genus Echinops) with spherical flower heads native to Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa.


Quite pretty, though not extensively cultivated as an ornamental:

Echinops
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The name was coined from Ancient Greek roots ekhînos, hedgehog + óps, face, which has to be the most adorable botanical coinage ever.

---L.

Date: 2021-11-14 12:11 am (UTC)
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HEDGEHOG FACE! omg i'm dying

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