cenizo
noun
ce·ni·zo
sə-ˈnē-(ˌ)zō,
-(ˌ)sō
plural cenizos
1
Southwest : shad scale
2
West Indies : any of a variety of shrubs and herbs with silver-gray foliage
3
: barometer bush
The bees are really enjoying the cenizos in front of the house, which have turned spectacularly purple with flowers.
Mike Leggett, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Sept. 2009
Mike Leggett, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Sept. 2009
Word History
Etymology
American Spanish, from Spanish, white goosefoot, probably from ceniza ashes, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin cinisia, irregular from Latin cinis
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