1. genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having flowers in close heads; tropical America and Australia; [syn: Gomphrena, genus Gomphrena]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Gomphrena
n 1: genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having flowers in
close heads; tropical America and Australia [syn:
Gomphrena, genus Gomphrena]