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kochia
/ ˈkəʊkɪə /
noun
- any plant of the widely distributed annual genus Kochia, esp K. Scoparia trichophila, grown for its foliage, which turns dark red in the late summer: family Chenopodiaceae Also calledburning bushsummer cypress
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kochia1
named after W. D. J. Koch (1771–1849), German botanist
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Example Sentences
Kochia spinosa, and a curious Mathioloid are among the few wild plants to be found about Pushut.
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Towards this Royleoid occurs but sparingly, and the first change takes place in the abundance of Salicornia or Kochia.
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Mudar, a small-fruited Kochia, like that of Jallalabad; Bœrhaavia very common.
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About this place two species of Kochia occur, and Artemisia is not uncommon.
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Kochia scoparia (Belvedere or lawn cypress): hardy, graceful green foliage, turning purple in autumn.
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