PENTZIA
\pˈɛntsiə], \pˈɛntsiə], \p_ˈɛ_n_t_s_i__ə]\
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pent'si-a, n. a genus of South African shrubs, having yellow flowers in small heads, usually in corymbs.--The chief species is Pentzia virgata or the 'sheep-fodder bush.' [Named after C. J. Pentz, a student under Thunberg.]
By Thomas Davidson
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