Perdicium

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek περδῑ́κῐον (perdī́kĭon, Polygonum maritimum), diminutive of πέρδῑξ (pérdīx, partridge). Further etymology uncertain.

Coined by Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1760.

Proper noun

Perdicium n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – certain composites found in the Cape Provinces of South Africa.

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