NOUN | plant | Anaphalis margaritacea, pearly everlasting, cottonweed | an American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts |
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Meaning | An American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts. | |
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Synonyms | pearly everlasting, cottonweed | |
Member of | Anaphalis, genus Anaphalis | A genus of herbs of north temperate regions having hoary leaves |
Broader | everlasting, everlasting flower | Any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color |
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