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lantana

lan·ta·na [ lan tánnə ] (plural lan·ta·nas or lan·ta·na)


noun 
Definition:
 
bush with bright flowers: an ornamental evergreen bush of the vervain family. Native to: tropical America.  Genus Lantana.

[Late 18th century. Via modern Latin< Italian dialect, "wayfaring tree," which it resembles]
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