doronicum

American

[duh-ron-uh-kuhm] / dəˈrɒn ə kəm /

noun

any composite plant of the genus Doronicum, comprising the leopard's-banes.

doronicum British

/ dəˈrɒnɪkəm /

noun

any plant of the Eurasian and N African genus Doronicum, such as leopard's-bane, having yellow daisy-like flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)

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Etymology

Origin of doronicum

1600–10; < New Latin < Arabic dārūn ( aj ) (< Persian darūnak ) + Latin -icum, neuter of -icus -ic

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It is composed of conserve of roses, gillyflowers, borage, candied citron, powder of laetificans Galeni, Roman zedoary, doronicum, and saffron.

From Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire by William Harrison Ainsworth

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