doronicum

doronicum [duh-ron-uh-kuh m] ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. any composite plant of the genus Doronicum, comprising the leopard’s-banes.

Origin of doronicum 1600–10; New Latin Arabic dārūn(aj) (Persian darūnak) + Latin -icum, neuter of -icus -ic Examples from the Web for doronicum Historical Examples of doronicum

Another of the showiest families of plants of the time is Doronicum.

Wood and Garden

Gertrude Jekyll

Two species of Leopard’s Bane (Doronicum) are occasionally to be seen in damp woods and thickets, especially near villages.

Field and Woodland Plants

William S. Furneaux

British Dictionary definitions for doronicum doronicum noun

1. any plant of the Eurasian and N African genus Doronicum, such as leopard’s-bane, having yellow daisy-like flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)

Word Origin for doronicum C17: New Latin, from Arabic dorūnaj