RAOULIA

Raoulia, genus Raoulia

(noun) genus of low-growing mat-forming New Zealand plants; in some classifications includes species placed in genus Haastia

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

raoulia (plural raoulias)

(botany) Any of the genus Raoulia of New Zealand plants in the pussytoes tribe (Gnaphalieae) within the daisy family (Asteraceae).

Source: Wiktionary



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