boneseed

boneseed in Australia

Meaning

An upright shrub in the sunflower family, Chrysanthemoides monilifera (species), which is native to South Africa but is an invasive pest in Australia and New Zealand.
The subspecies Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. monilifera (subspecies) (the subspecies Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. rotundata (subspecies) being known there as bitou bush)

bone + seed, either directly as a description of the hard surface of the seeds, or indirectly as a calque of the name of its former genus, Osteospermum (genus), from Ancient Greek ὀστέον + Ancient Greek σπέρμα

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