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baccharis (iou)



baccharis noun. Also bacchar. M16.
[Latin baccar, bacc(h)aris from Greek bakkaris, bakkh-.]
Orig., a plant with an aromatic root, mentioned by the ancients and variously identified; any of several plants identified with this. Now spec. any American shrub of the genus Baccharis, which includes the groundsel tree, B. halimifolia.