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gaillardia
[ gey-lahr-dee-uh ]
/ geɪˈlɑr di ə /
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noun
any composite plant of the genus Gaillardia, including the blanket-flowers.
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Origin of gaillardia
1885–90; <New Latin, named after Gaillard de Charentonneau, 18th-century French botanical amateur; see -ia
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How to use gaillardia in a sentence
Gaillardia, yellow, red center; two feet; July, August and September until killed by frost.
A Woman's Hardy Garden|Helena Rutherfurd ElyThe annual kind (Gaillardia picta of florists) is probably the best kind for the home garden.
The Practical Garden-Book|C. E. HunnGaillardia bears very large heads with reddish-brown centers and many yellow or orange rays.
Flowers of Mountain and Plain|Edith S. Clements"Gaillardia always reminds me of it a bit—the lemon color," said Ethel Brown.
Ethel Morton's Enterprise|Mabell S.C. Smith
British Dictionary definitions for gaillardia
gaillardia
/ (ɡeɪˈlɑːdɪə) /
noun
any plant of the North American genus Gaillardia, having ornamental flower heads with yellow or red rays and purple discs: family Asteraceae (composites)
Word Origin for gaillardia
C19: from New Latin, named after Gaillard de Marentonneau, 18th-century French amateur botanist
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