blumea

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US/ˈblu.mi.ə/US/bluˈmeɪ.ə/

noun

Any plant of the taxonomic genus Blumea, composites found chiefly in southern Asia, some used for traditional medicine.

Origintaxonomic name Blumea →
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Meanings

nounblumea (plural blumeas)

plural blumeas

  1. Any plant of the taxonomic genus Blumea, composites found chiefly in southern Asia, some used for traditional medicine.

Origin

  1. taxonomic nameBlumea
  2. Englishblumea

Borrowed from taxonomic name Blumea, from Dutch Blume (surname, after Carl Ludwig Blume) + translingual -a f.

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APA

blumea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blumea

MLA

“blumea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blumea. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blumea,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blumea.

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