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Pronunciation: [antˈɛnˈe͡əɹi͡ə] (IPA)

Antennaria is a genus of perennial plants in the Asteraceae family. It is commonly known as pussytoes or everlasting, due to its soft, furry appearance and dried flower heads that can last for years. The word Antennaria is derived from the Latin word "antenna" which means antennae, referring to the plant's flower heads that resemble insect antennae. Synonyms for Antennaria include Gnaphalium, which also derives from the word "gnaphalon" meaning soft wool or hair. Another synonym is Leontopodium, which means lion's foot, due to the shape of the plant's leaves. Other synonyms for Antennaria include Cacaliopsis, which means "looks like Cacalia" and Anaphalis, which means "without matter".
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Usage examples for Antennaria

The lakes themselves are well worth the climb, but one is rewarded as well with entirely new views of the encircling peaks, and tramps through a bewildering garden of Alpine flowers among which one finds the antennaria and bryanthus, which so curiously resemble edelweiss and purple heather.
"Among the Canadian Alps"
Lawrence J. Burpee
Still another nest I have seen built upon a large, showy foundation of the paper-like flowers of antennaria, or everlasting.
"Ways of Nature"
John Burroughs
I now realized that the trees that I had noticed were to be found only upon the banks of streams and lakes, and that, with the exception of the green these afforded, Mars was entirely covered with a small and hardy pink flower of the antennaria family, which flourishes in a dry and sandy soil.
"Zarlah the Martian"
R. Norman Grisewood

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