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kochia

/ ˈkəʊkɪə /

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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.

Towards this Royleoid occurs but sparingly, and the first change takes place in the abundance of Salicornia or Kochia.

Mudar, a small-fruited Kochia, like that of Jallalabad; Bœrhaavia very common.

About this place two species of Kochia occur, and Artemisia is not uncommon.

Kochia scoparia (Belvedere or lawn cypress): hardy, graceful green foliage, turning purple in autumn.

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